Environmental issues of tourism and recreation /
Mieczkowski, Zbigniew.
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America,
c1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-533) and index.
Environmental impacts on tourism and tourists -- External (nontourist) human impacts on natural environment as part of the tourism product -- The positive impacts of tourism and recreation on natural environment -- The negative impacts of tourism and recreation on environment: parameters, agents, and factors of overdevelopment -- The negative impact of tourism and recreation on elements of the environmental system -- The negative impact of tourism and recreation on ecosystems -- The issue of carrying capacity -- The search for environmentally sustainable tourism --Environmental planning and management of tourism and recreation -- Ecotourism as a form of alternative tourism.
Tourism
Outdoor recreation