Planning and managing tourism in protected areas - European Ecotourism Network2024-03-29T13:10:05Zhttp://ecolnet.ning.com/forum/topics/planning-and-managing-tourism-in-protected-areas?commentId=6620502%3AComment%3A3488&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis is an excellent piece of…tag:ecolnet.ning.com,2013-07-31:6620502:Comment:41892013-07-31T13:40:18.179ZKathy Velanderhttp://ecolnet.ning.com/profile/KathyVelander
<p>This is an excellent piece of work and well worth reading. For businesses interested in some of the techniques required to carry out research related to managing their business in a protected area, I recommend you look at the Linking Tourism, Communities and Conservation, A tourism assessment process by Gutierrez, <em>et. al</em>. which is an excellent practical guide. …</p>
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<p>This is an excellent piece of work and well worth reading. For businesses interested in some of the techniques required to carry out research related to managing their business in a protected area, I recommend you look at the Linking Tourism, Communities and Conservation, A tourism assessment process by Gutierrez, <em>et. al</em>. which is an excellent practical guide. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.conservation.org/Documents/CI_ecotourism_tourism_assessment_process_manual.pdf">http://www.conservation.org/Documents/CI_ecotourism_tourism_assessment_process_manual.pdf</a></p>
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<p>and I should add that we have three MSc courses here at Edinburgh Napier which might be of interest: MSc Ecotourism, MSc Wildlife Biology and Conservation and MSc Conservation and Management of Protected Areas. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/Ecotourism_W74704.htm">http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/Ecotourism_W74704.htm</a> (also offered part time)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/WildlifeBiologyAndConservation_W74706.htm">http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/WildlifeBiologyAndConservation_W74706.htm</a> (also offered part time and as distance learning)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/ConservationAndManagementOfProtectedAreas_W74717.htm">http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/ConservationAndManagementOfProtectedAreas_W74717.htm</a> (also offered part time and as distance learning)</p> While I am sure many of you a…tag:ecolnet.ning.com,2013-06-19:6620502:Comment:34882013-06-19T12:17:59.609ZElina Sarantouhttp://ecolnet.ning.com/profile/ElinaSarantou
<p>While I am sure many of you are already aware of this, there is also a World Commission on Protected Areas report, commissioned by UNEP, WTO and IUCN with helpful Guidelines for Planning and Management entitled "Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas".</p>
<p>You can download it here: <a href="http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pag_008.pdf">http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pag_008.pdf</a> </p>
<p>While I am sure many of you are already aware of this, there is also a World Commission on Protected Areas report, commissioned by UNEP, WTO and IUCN with helpful Guidelines for Planning and Management entitled "Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas".</p>
<p>You can download it here: <a href="http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pag_008.pdf">http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pag_008.pdf</a> </p>