Michael Lück studied economics and tourism at the University for Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in 1998 he started his PhD project with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Michael taught at the University of Otago and at Napier University, Edinburgh, before he took up a lectureship with Brock University in St Catharines, Canada. His research interests are in the wide area of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, the impacts of tourism and marine tourism.Torsten Kirstges studied economics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. After completing his PhD thesis he took up several teaching commitments at various education centres and universities for applied sciences. He has been founder and manager of a skiing tour operator for many years and, since 1992, Torsten has been Professor for Economics and Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His research interests focus on marketing in tourism and ecotourism/sustainable tourism.

• Michael Lück and Torsten Kirstges: Acknowledgements Hector Ceballos-Lascuráin: PrefaceTorsten Kirstges: Basic Questions of ‘Sustainable Tourism’: Does Ecological and SociallyAcceptable Tourism Have a Chance? Rodrigo González and Adriana Otero: Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean–Chilean Great Lakes CorridorInge A. Niefer, João Carlos G.L. da Silva and M. Amend: Analysis of the Visitors of Superagüi National Park, BrazilPamela A. Wight: Supporting the Principles of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Ecotourism: Government’s Potential RoleDavid Barkin and Carlos Paillés Bouchez: NGO–Community Collaboration for Ecotourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Regional DevelopmentW. Glen Croy and Lise Høgh: Endangered Visitors: A Phenomenological Study of Eco-Resort DevelopmentRon Mader: Latin American Ecotourism: What is it?Ric Goodman: Pastoral Livelihoods in Tanzania: Can the Maasai Benefit from Conservation?Thea Schoemann: Socio-political Aspects of Establishing Ecotourism in the Qwa-QwaNational Park, South AfricaNoah Shepherd: How Ecotourism can go Wrong: The Cases of SeaCanoe and Siam Safari, ThailandHeidi C. de Haas: Sustainability of Small-Scale Ecotourism: The Case of Niue, South PacificHarold Goodwin: Local Community Involvement in Tourism around National Parks: Opportunities and ConstraintsMichael Lück: Large-scale Ecotourism –A Contradiction in Itself?Michael Lück: Looking into the Future of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism

Michael Lück studied economics and tourism at the University for Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in 1998 he started his PhD project with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Michael taught at the University of Otago and at Napier University, Edinburgh, before he took up a lectureship with Brock University in St Catharines, Canada. His research interests are in the wide area of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, the impacts of tourism and marine tourism.Torsten Kirstges studied economics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. After completing his PhD thesis he took up several teaching commitments at various education centres and universities for applied sciences. He has been founder and manager of a skiing tour operator for many years and, since 1992, Torsten has been Professor for Economics and Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His research interests focus on marketing in tourism and ecotourism/sustainable tourism.

• Michael Lück and Torsten Kirstges: Acknowledgements Hector Ceballos-Lascuráin: PrefaceTorsten Kirstges: Basic Questions of ‘Sustainable Tourism’: Does Ecological and SociallyAcceptable Tourism Have a Chance? Rodrigo González and Adriana Otero: Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean–Chilean Great Lakes CorridorInge A. Niefer, João Carlos G.L. da Silva and M. Amend: Analysis of the Visitors of Superagüi National Park, BrazilPamela A. Wight: Supporting the Principles of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Ecotourism: Government’s Potential RoleDavid Barkin and Carlos Paillés Bouchez: NGO–Community Collaboration for Ecotourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Regional DevelopmentW. Glen Croy and Lise Høgh: Endangered Visitors: A Phenomenological Study of Eco-Resort DevelopmentRon Mader: Latin American Ecotourism: What is it?Ric Goodman: Pastoral Livelihoods in Tanzania: Can the Maasai Benefit from Conservation?Thea Schoemann: Socio-political Aspects of Establishing Ecotourism in the Qwa-QwaNational Park, South AfricaNoah Shepherd: How Ecotourism can go Wrong: The Cases of SeaCanoe and Siam Safari, ThailandHeidi C. de Haas: Sustainability of Small-Scale Ecotourism: The Case of Niue, South PacificHarold Goodwin: Local Community Involvement in Tourism around National Parks: Opportunities and ConstraintsMichael Lück: Large-scale Ecotourism –A Contradiction in Itself?Michael Lück: Looking into the Future of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism

Michael Lück studied economics and tourism at the University for Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in 1998 he started his PhD project with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Michael taught at the University of Otago and at Napier University, Edinburgh, before he took up a lectureship with Brock University in St Catharines, Canada. His research interests are in the wide area of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, the impacts of tourism and marine tourism.Torsten Kirstges studied economics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. After completing his PhD thesis he took up several teaching commitments at various education centres and universities for applied sciences. He has been founder and manager of a skiing tour operator for many years and, since 1992, Torsten has been Professor for Economics and Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His research interests focus on marketing in tourism and ecotourism/sustainable tourism.

• Michael Lück and Torsten Kirstges: Acknowledgements Hector Ceballos-Lascuráin: PrefaceTorsten Kirstges: Basic Questions of ‘Sustainable Tourism’: Does Ecological and SociallyAcceptable Tourism Have a Chance? Rodrigo González and Adriana Otero: Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean–Chilean Great Lakes CorridorInge A. Niefer, João Carlos G.L. da Silva and M. Amend: Analysis of the Visitors of Superagüi National Park, BrazilPamela A. Wight: Supporting the Principles of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Ecotourism: Government’s Potential RoleDavid Barkin and Carlos Paillés Bouchez: NGO–Community Collaboration for Ecotourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Regional DevelopmentW. Glen Croy and Lise Høgh: Endangered Visitors: A Phenomenological Study of Eco-Resort DevelopmentRon Mader: Latin American Ecotourism: What is it?Ric Goodman: Pastoral Livelihoods in Tanzania: Can the Maasai Benefit from Conservation?Thea Schoemann: Socio-political Aspects of Establishing Ecotourism in the Qwa-QwaNational Park, South AfricaNoah Shepherd: How Ecotourism can go Wrong: The Cases of SeaCanoe and Siam Safari, ThailandHeidi C. de Haas: Sustainability of Small-Scale Ecotourism: The Case of Niue, South PacificHarold Goodwin: Local Community Involvement in Tourism around National Parks: Opportunities and ConstraintsMichael Lück: Large-scale Ecotourism –A Contradiction in Itself?Michael Lück: Looking into the Future of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism