Proceedings of the World Ecotourism Conference, the right approach, held at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 17-23 October 1999
By: World Ecotourism Conference ; edited by Jenny Liaw and Jesi Majungki ; organised by PATA Malaysia Chapter, MATTA.
Contributors: Liaw, Jenny.; Jesi Majungki.; PATA Malaysia Chapter.; MATTA (Organization)
Publisher: Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Ecotourism -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: World Ecotourism Conference
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: THEME 1. SUCCESSFUL ECOTOURISM BUSINESSES - THE RIGHT APPROACH; title: 1. Successful Ecotourism Business: The Right Approach 1; title: Megan Epler Wood; title: 2. Running a Successful Ecotourism Business 9; title: Tom O'Brien; title: 3. Maho Bay and Estate Concordia 17; title: Stanley Selengut; title: THEME II. SUPPORTING ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT AT THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; title: 1. Facilitator or Watchdog? Development of Government 25; title: Ecotourism Policy in Australia; title: Alison Allcock; title: 2. The Malaysian Ecotourism,Plan 41; title: Dato' Iskandar Dzakurain bin Badarudin; title: 3. An Overview of the Sarawak Experience and Future 49; title: Directions of Growth; title: Dato' Dr James Jemut Masing; title: THEME III. MARINE ECOTOURISM; title: 1. Marine Ecotourism: An International Overview 59; title: Elizabeth Halpenny; title: 2. Ship-Based Marine Ecotourism: Itineraries, Interpretation, 67; title: and Potential; title: Tom O'Brien; title: 3. Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration: Can Ecotourism Help? 75; title: Don Baker; title: THEME IV. MEDIA AND ECOTOURISM - MEDIA'S ROLE IN MAKING ECO TOURISM A REALITY; title: 1. The Eco-Audit in Tourism 79; title: Chis Van der Merwe and Paul Bewsher; title: 2. The Media Mix 93; title: Jens Uwe Parkitny; title: THEME V. INTERPRETATION - ECOTOURISM'S FUNDAMENTAL TOOL; title: 1. Interpretation: Ecotourism's Fundamental Tool 103; title: Dr. Alice Crabtree; title: 2. Ecotour Guides: Performing a Vital Role in the Ecotourism 119; title: Experience; title: Rosemary S. Black; title: 3. The Danum Valley Story 129; title: Tengku Datuk Dr Zainal Adlin; title: THEME VI. PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR ECOLODGES; title: 1. International Trends in Ecolodges 133; title: Hitesh Mehta; title: 2. Design Guidelines for Maho Bay Camps, Inc./U.S. 149; title: National Park Service Agreement to Develop Prototypes of Sustainable Campgrounds within Fragile Natural Properties; title: Stanley Selengut; title: 3. Ecotourism at Maho Bay 161; title: Stanley Selengut and Julia Fuog Caudill; title: 4. Planning/Design for Ecolodges - A Summary of the Paper 167; title: Karl Plunkett; title: THEME VII. COMMUNITIES AND ECOTOURISM; title: 1. Design of Ecologically and Culturally Appropriate 169; title: Tourist Camp Infrastructure on Pitjantjatjara Lands at Angatja; title: Diana James and Nganyinytja; title: 2. Community Environmental Education at Pusat Pendidikan 175; title: Lingkungan Hidup; title: Hans Ulrich Fuhrke; title: CONFERENCE SUMMARY STATEMENT 189; title: Professor Dr David Bellamy; title: SUMMARY OF QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS 195; title: SABAH RESOLUTION 207; title: CONFERENCE SPEAKERS 209; title: CONFERENCE HOST COMMITTEES 217.