Zoos and tourism
Subtitle: conservation, education, entertainment?
By: edited by Warwick Frost
Series: Aspects of tourism
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bristol, UK; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781845411640; 9781845411633; 9781845411657
Subjects: Social aspects; Wildlife conservation; Zoos; Tourism
Description: This is the first book to specifically examine zoos as tourist attractions. Taking a global approach, it considers the multiple roles of zoos, particularly the difficulty of balancing conservation, education and entertainment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Re-thinking zoos and tourism / Warwick Frost; title: Zoo tourism and the conservation of threatened species : a collaborative program in the Phillipines / Corazon Catibog-Sinha; title: A typology of animal displays in captive settings / Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam; title: Ecotourism and the commodification of wildlife : animal welfare and the ethics of zoos / Stephen Wearing and Chantelle Jobberns; title: The rhetoric versus the reality : a critical examination of the zoo proposition / Liam Smith, Betty Weiler and Sam Ham; title: Conservation, education or entertainment : what really matters to zoo visitors? / Sharon Linke and Caroline Winter; title: Fun, fascination and fear : exploring the construction and consumption of aquarium shark exhibits / John Dobson; title: Singapore Zoo and night safari / Joan Henderson; title: Heterogeneous spaces of tourism and recreation at Mumbai Zoo, India / Kevin Hannam; title: Zoos as tourist attractions : theme parks, protected areas or museums? / Warwick Frost; title: Up close and personal : rethinking zoos and the experience economy / Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing; title: Feeding time at the zoo : food service and attraction management / Phillipp Boksberger, Markus Shuckert and Richard Robinson; title: The value of zoo volunteer programs / Kirsten Holmes and Karen Smith; title: I can't look : disgust as a factor in the zoos experience / Nancy Cushing and Kevin Markwell; title: Visitor expectations and visit satisfaction at zoos / Gary Crilley; title: Zoos and the media / Peter Mason; title: Zoos Victoria : branding, marketing and designing multi-location zoos / Leanne White; title: From Winnie-the-Pooh to Madagascar : fictional media images of the zoo experience / Warwick Frost; title: Zoos and tourism in a changing world / Warwick Frost.