Ecotourism programme planning [electronic resource] / D.A. Fennell.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-248).

Recreation and Tourism -- Leisure, Recreation and Tourism -- Disciplinary links -- Tourism Products -- Tourism Programmes? -- Foundational Aspects of Ecotourism -- Ecotourism -- Exploring the boundaries of ecotourism -- Defining ecotourism -- The Ecotourist -- Specialization -- Benefits of ecotourism -- Ecotourism's Philosophical Basis -- Environmentalism -- Sustainable development and tourism -- The Environment as a System -- Systems analysis -- Human ecology -- Complexity -- The Programme Setting: Going 'In' -- Ecotourism Supply -- Biodiversity -- Island biogeography and nature reserve design -- Public reserves -- Private reserves -- Resource Management -- Impacts -- Carrying capacity -- The ecological footprint -- The precautionary principle -- Discourse analysis -- Norms -- Community Development -- Tourism-community issues -- Social capital -- Tourism Ethics -- Theoretical ethics -- Programming -- Planning -- Recreation Programming -- Programming Ideology -- Philosophy -- Mission and vision statements -- Goals and objectives -- Programming Theories -- Symbolic interactionism -- Social exchange theory -- Optimal arousal and flow -- Intrinsic/extrinsic motivation -- Personality -- Life stage -- Constraints -- Programming Strategies -- Programming Approaches -- The Programming Model -- The Programmer -- Tour Operators -- Needs and Assets -- Motives (Needs) -- Needs Assessment -- Defining need -- Identifying study subjects -- Asking the right questions -- Collecting the data -- Data analysis.

This book draws on theory and practice from recreation and leisure studies, marketing, environmental studies, and ecology in applying recreation programme planning procedures to ecotourism. The contents address recreation and tourism, foundational aspects of ecotourism, the programme setting, needs and assets, programme design, implementation and evaluation. The book has 11 chapters and a subject index.