Critical Issues in Ecotourism

Dr James Higham has published many papers on this topics and also working on a co-authored book titled Sport Tourism Development, which will be published by Channel View publications in mid-2003.

• 1 - Ecotourism: Competing and conflicting schools of thought by James Higham; Part I. Generic issues in ecotourism; 2 - Definition paradoxes: From concept to definition by Peter Björk; 3 - Ecotourism as a western construct by Erlet Cater; 4 - Ecotourism and Global Environmental Change by Stefan Gössling; 5 - Ecotourism, energy use and the global climate – widening the local perspective by Susanne Becken and Matthias Schellhorn; 6 - Ecotourism and biosecurity by C. Michael Hall.; 7 - Ecotourism: Pondering the paradoxes by James Higham and Michael Lûck; 8 - Against the current: Striving for ethical ecotourism by Agnes Nowaczek, Cesar Moran-Cahusac and David Fennell; 9 - The role of sustainable tourism in international development: Prospects for economic growth, alleviation of poverty, and environmental conservation by Megan Epler Wood; 10 - Ecotourism and gender issues by Regina Scheyvens; 11 - Ecotourism, CSR, and the fourth dimension of sustainability by Pam Wight; Part II. Critical issues in ecotourism policy, planning and management; 12 - Scaling Ecotourism: The role of scale in understanding the impacts of ecotourism by C. Michael Hall; 13 - Defining critical habitats: The spatio-ecological approach to managing tourism-wildlife interactions by James Higham and David Lusseau; 14 - Ecotourism and wildlife habituation by Eric Shelton and James Higham; 15 - Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation in Asia: Institutional challenges and opportunities by Janet Cochrane; 16 - Indigenous ecotourism: Conservation and resource rights by Heather Zeppel; 17 - Indigenous perspectives on ecotourism in Nepal: The Ghale Kharka-Sikles and Sirubari experience by Sanjay K. Nepal; 18 - China: Ecotourism and cultural tourism: Harmony or dissonance? By Trevor Sofield; 19 - Ecotourism certification: Potential and challenges by Xavier Font; 20 - Negotiating the obstacles: Owner/operator perspectives on ‘nature’ tourism in New Zealand by Anna Carr; 21 - Critical issues in ecotourism: Which school of thought should prevail? By James Higham