Offers an overview of worldwide ecotourism, showing how both the concept and the reality have evolved. This book examines the growth of ecotourism within the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kenya, and South Africa's tourism strategy, their political systems, and their economic policies.
Presents an overview of the ecotourism industry and an account of ecotourism projects around the world. Based on interviews and visits to ecotourist spots in Latin America and Africa, this book offers an analysis of projects that meet the goals and standards of ecotourism as well as those that claim to be ecotourism but in reality fall short.