Ecotourism and Certification
Subtitle: Setting Standards in Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: September 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781559639507
Subjects: Applied ecology; Tourism industry; Science; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Ecology; Tourist Trade Management; Business / Economics / Finance; Nature/Ecology; Management - General; Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Development - Sustainable Development; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Life Sciences - Ecology; Certification; Eco-labeling; Ecotourism
First sentence: Before 1970, little attention was given by businesses, governments, or NGOs to the environmental and social impacts of tourism, which was benignly described as the "smokeless" industry.