I had left my marriage at thirty-five, and I was determined to become famous to cope with the rejection I was experiencing in my personal life. Then I met my childhood friend Vedavyasa, who was seeking his own fame and glory as a way to deal with his perceived shortcomings in both his personal and professional lives. As a result, we started pursuing wildlife photography and ecotourism as hobbies. Our sole goal was to capture images of the subcontinent's Bengal Tigers in their natural habitat. However, via some terrible events, the immense landscapes of this great beast across the four nations that make up its habitat taught us some life-changing truths. Eventually, I had a mentor who gifted me with a philosophy for lifetime, “to get a better perspective, you have to lie down!”. This isn't simply a wildlife enthusiast's ideology; it's the idea that led me to associate deep ecology and coin the phrase of "Pseudo Ecotourism."

Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community development, education and learning, and the promotion of nature based activities that were sensitive to both ecological and social systems. The extent to which this promise has been realised is open to debate. Focusing on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, the volume examines ecotourism in reference to other related forms of tourism, impacts, conservation, sustainability, education and interpretation, policy and governance, and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the world’s greenest form of tourism. Ecotourism is a growing field attracting increasing attention from students and academics. Fennell provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the most important issues that continue to both plague ecotourism and make it one of the most dynamic sectors in the tourism industry. It covers a comprehensive range of themes and geographical regions. Building on the success of prior editions, Ecotourism has been revised throughout to incorporate recent research and benefits from the introduction of real-life case studies and summaries of recent literature. An essential reference for those interested in Ecotourism, the book is accessible to students but retains the depth required for use by researchers and practitioners in the field. New chapters on the theory and application of animal ethics; community development in sustainable tourism; and education and learning in the field have added further value to an already very comprehensive volume. This book will be of interest to students across a range of disciplines including geography, economics, business, ethics, biology, and environmental studies.

This handbook presents a timely, broad-ranging, and provocative overview of the essential nature of ecotourism. The chapters will both advance the existing central themes of ecotourism and provide challenging and divergent observations that will thrust ecotourism into new areas of research, policy, and practice. The volume is arranged around four key themes: sustainability, ethics and identity, change, conflict, and consumption, and environment and learning, with a total of 28 chapters. The first section focuses on sustainability as a core ecotourism criterion, with a primary focus on some of the macro sustainability issues that have an impact on ecotourism. Foremost among these topics is the linkage to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which have relevance to ecotourism as one of the greenest or most responsible forms of tourism. The chapters in the second section provide a range of different topics that pull ecotourism research into new directions, including a chapter on enriching indigenous ecotourism through culturally sensitive universalism. The third section includes chapters on topics ranging from persons with disabilities as a neglected body of research in ecotourism, to ecotourism as a form of luxury consumption. The final section emphasises the link between ecotourism and learning about the natural world, including a deeply theoretical chapter on rewilding Europe. With contributions from authors around the world, this handbook gives a global platform to local voices, in both developed and emerging country contexts. The multidisciplinary and international Routledge Handbook of Ecotourism will be of great interest to researchers, students, and practitioners working in tourism and sustainability.

This comprehensive Dictionary brings together an extensive range of definitive terms in ecological economics. Assembling contributions from distinguished scholars, it provides an intellectual map to this evolving subject ranging from the practical to the philosophical.

Tourism development is not merely about boosting tourist figures and bringing in more tourist dollars. Undoubtedly, it has to do with developing tourism resources, infrastructure, products, and attractions, but it is also about a society, polity, and economy meeting the challenges of globalization, the new millennium, and nation-building. This book deals with those issues from different perspectives and through the case of Singapore, a city-state highly integrated into the global economy. It addresses specific areas like tourism manpower, theme parks, and beaches, as well as the broader issues of economic strategy, political economy, and culture. Collectively, the articles in this book provide readers with a sense of where Singapore has gone and where it is in terms of tourism management and policy. Contents:Tourism Plans:Tourism in Singapore: An Overview of Policies and Issues (B S A Yeoh et al.)Singapore's New Economic Initiatives and Implications for Tourism (L Low)Tourism 21 and Singapore's Tourism Satellite Accounts (C Khoo)Regionalisation as a Strategy for Singapore's Tourism Development (E Tham)Gateways, Hubs and Destinations: Transportation Hierarchies in Southeast Asia (N Sriram et al.)Tourism Resources and Infrastructure:Developments in the Air Transport Industry: Implications for Singapore Tourism (A T H Chin)Modelling Competency: An Example from the Singapore Tourism Industry (C L Chong et al.)Effects of the Regional Financial Turmoil on Gazetted Hotels in Singapore (B Boon & L Chin)The Business of Pleasure: Singapore as a Tourism Business Centre (T C Chang)Impact of Tourism on the Retail Trade in Singapore: A Quantitative Assessment (J S Yong)Tourism Products:Theme Parks in Singapore (P Teo & B S A Yeoh)The Cruise Industry of Southeast Asia: Singapore's Perspective (L K Lee & K C Liow)Managing Beach Tourism in Singapore (P P Wong)Marketing Authenticity in Tourism: Success and Limitations (K H C Chia)Convention Tourism Development in Singapore: A Study of the Delegates' Family Members (V T S Seah) Readership: Undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in economics, management, business and sociology. Keywords:Singapore;Tourism — Management;Tourism — Policy;Tourism — Information Technology;Tourism — Infrastructure;Tourism — Products;Tourism — Attractions;Tourism — Globalization;Tourism — Theme Parks;Tourism — CultureReviews:“… the volume makes a worthy contribution to the broader literature examining tourism management and policy … it offers readers insights into how things are done in Singapore and the issues and challenges confronting specific tourism activities. Students, researchers, and practitioners of the industry in Singapore will definitely find this valuable. Those from further afield may also find the collection informative and enlightening … a variety of insights may be gleaned that may prove to be of value to audiences in other countries.”Pacific Tourism Review

This research book is a landmark contribution to the rapidly growing field of wildlife tourism, especially in regard to its underpinning foundations of science and conservation. Written by a number of environmental and biological scientists it explains the synergy between wildlife and tourism by drawing on their global experiences.