Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards In Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559639504 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Previously she worked as a freelance journalist in Latin America and Africa for The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Associated Press, ABC-TV, and the BBC. Martha Honey is Co-director of the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development and editor of Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards in Practice (Island Press, 2002). She has received numerous awards for her investigative journalism.
Disappointing Island Press uses to publish interesting books. Now they cater to a like-minded group of Beltway consultants.While there is no consumer demand for ecotourism certification, you won't learn that in this book which sings the praises of a solution no one wants. Disappointing
She has received numerous awards for her investigative journalism. Previously she worked as a freelance journalist in Latin America and Africa for The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Associated Press, ABC-TV, and the BBC. About the Author Martha Honey is Co-director of the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development and editor of Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards in Practice (Island Press, 2002).
Ecotourism and Certification offers a valuable overview of ecotourism certification and lays out the basic challenges and strategies for establishing certification programs.The book begins by establishing baseline information on the tourism industry, situating ecotourism within the larger tourism industry, and tracing the history of certification. The remainder of the book highlights case studies of the most promising certification schemes around the world. This is the first book to take a global look at the emergence and application of certification, and it speaks largely through the voices of those directly i