Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment

Andrew Holden is Professor in Environment and Tourism at Bedfordshire University, UK.  David Fennell teaches and researches in the areas of ecotourism and tourism ethics at Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

• Part 1: Scientific Realties and Cultural Constructs of the Environment 1. Introduction 2. The Natural Science Ontology of Environment 3. Social Science Ontology of Environment: Challenges to Human Exceptionalism 4. Religious Views of the Environment: Sanctification of Nature and Implications for Tourism 5. Tourism and Indigenous Reverence: The Possibilities for Recovery of Land and Revitalization of Life 6. ‘Prophets of Nature’: Romantic Ideals of Nature and their Continuing Relevance for Tourism Today 7. The Importance of the Aesthetic 8. Viewing Nature Politically 9. Using Complexity Theory to Develop Understanding of Tourism and the Environment 10. Tourism and Romantic Myths of Nature: The Evolution of a Discursive Relationship Part 2: Eco-Systems and Impact Issues 11. Introduction 12. Nature Bites Back: Impacts of the Environment on Tourism 13. Biodiversity and Tourism 14. ‘Tourism into the Wild’: The Limits of Tourism in Wilderness 15. Freshwater Systems and Tourism 16. Marine Systems and Tourism 17. Mountain Environments and Tourism 18. Orchids: An Example of Charismatic Megaflora Tourism? 19. Islands Tourism Part 3: Environmental Policy, Resource Governance and Management 20. Introduction 21. The Brundtland Report (Our Common Future) and Tourism 22. Framework Conventions for Climate Change: An Analysis of Global Framework Conventions with Reference to Resource Governance and Environmental Management Approaches in New Zealand 23. The Vulnerability of Tourism to Climate Change 24. Demand Management for the Sustainability of Tourism 25. Zoning, Land-Use Planning and Tourism 26. Protected Areas and Tourism 27. Limits of Acceptable Change and Tourism 28. Sustainable Tourism Certification 29. Lessons Learned: Knowledge Management and Tourism Development Part 4: Terminology and Types of Tourism 30. Introduction 31. Eco-Tourism 32. Nature-Based Tourism 33. Wildlife Tourism 34. Agritourism: In Between Rural change, Tourism Restructuring and Environmental Imperatives 35. Slow Travel 36. Responsible Tourism: Whose Responsibility? 37. Pro-Poor Tourism and Local Economic Development Part 5: Contemporary and Future Issues 38. Introduction 39. Climate Change and Tourism 40. Water and Tourism 41. Community-Based Ecotourism as Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship 42. Tourism’s Wasteful Way 43. Fair Trade in Tourism – Critical Shifts and Perspectives 44. Resiliency and Uncertainty in Tourism 45. Tourism and CSR 46. Environmental Security and Tourism 47. Adaptive Co-Management: A New Frontier for Nature-Based Tourism 48. Measurement of Corporate Social Performance in Tourism