Browsing by Subject "Ecotourism"
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Item Ecotourism in Latin America(Benson Latin American Collection, 1999-11) Schroer, CraigIn the past decade, the idea of ecotourism as a means of combining sustainable development with ecological protection has garnered a good deal of attention from several different quarters including environmentalists, indigenous peoples, business people and government agencies. This bibliography is intended as a guide to the holdings available at the Benson Collection and, in a few instances, elsewhere on campus. As new titles are added to the collection they will be accessible through the library catalog by doing a subject search on "ecotourism."Item Policy and market strategies of the ecotourism industry in developing countries(2019-05) Smith, James Burleson, III; Weaver, Catherine, 1971-; Gawande, KishoreEcotourism is a growing industry around the world. However, in more recent years, ecotourism has become more than just a business. Developing nations have seen ecotourism contribute meaningfully to the local economy, the environment and indigenous populations. Forward-thinking public-sector policies to appropriately incentive the industry have come a long way. And, as the public and private sectors work together to mitigate problems in the industry such as greenwashing amongst bad actors and the ethical and moral concerns of what can be described as cultural colonialism, the good actors offer pristine examples of how ecotourism can set the stage for larger but more sustainable commercial developmentItem Sustainable aesthetics: perspectives from ecotourism design & Floating Bamboo Ecolodge in Halong Bay, Vietnam(2014-05) Pham, Tue Duc; Garrison, MichaelAmong all contemporary world's discourses that influence environmental design profession, sustainability appears to be a dominant and compelling narrative. The developing trajectory of sustainability in architecture seems to suggest an antinomy paradigm, a contradiction or inconsistency between two apparently reasonable principles or laws i.e. sustainability and aesthetics. As a result, emerging sustainable design requires an accompanying set of aesthetics which serve as design guidance and evaluation tool. Literature review of philosophy and designing profession realize three kinds of alternative aesthetics i.e. environmental, ecological, and performative aesthetics. The thesis argues that this alternative set of sustainable aesthetics provides a theoretical basis for the practical design of a built environment for eco-tourism. The thesis focuses on analyzing the implication of those aesthetics to sustainability in regards to design of ecolodges. Eco-tourism is one of the emerging pragmatic options of sustainable development and to consume ecotourism is to consume aesthetic experience. By reviewing and analyzing the case studies of ecolodge, this thesis provides the design features and strategies which are argued to integrate beauty and sustainability. The thesis also applies the findings to demonstrate the usefulness of aesthetic approach to sustainable design in one specific design proposal, Floating Bamboo Ecolodge in Halong Bay, Vietnam.Item Teaching English in Latin America for environmental purposes : an exploratory analysis(2006-12) Hermitte, Marie Christina; Moore, ZenaThe English language is taught for a variety of professional purposes, including business and medicine, yet to date there is no scholarly research investigating the potential necessity of teaching English for environmental purposes. Given that tourism constitutes one of the largest global industries, that ecotourism is the fasting growing segment of the field, that English is the lingua franca of tourism worldwide, that the majority of ecotourism operations are located in the developing world, and that significant levels of unemployment persist within many of these areas, the relationship between knowledge of the English language and employment opportunities within the field of ecotourism warrants consideration. Consequently, the present exploratory study of the relationship between English and ecotourism in Latin America is a first attempt to determine whether or not English language training programs for ecotourism guides in Latin America are a relevant endeavor worthy of further investigation and whether or not the field of teaching English for Professional Purposes (EPP) should consider this area a new sub-discipline.