外文翻译--生态旅游的追求.docVIP

本科毕业论文外文翻译 外文题目： In pursuit of ecotourism 出 处： Biodiversity and Conservation, 1996, Volume 5, Number 3, Pages 277-291 作 者： Harold Goodwin 原文： In pursuit of ecotourism Harold Goodwin Competing definitions of ecotourism The word ecotourism has been coined relatively recently and there remains no consensus about its meaning. Ecotourism has spread rapidly first because it has a number of different meanings and second because it has been extensively used opportunistically in marketing, 3 where the tag eco- has come to be synonymous with responsible consumerism. The tourism industry has been quick to exploit the marketing value of ecotourism, the more so since its meaning is unclear and there is no requirement for the operator to do more than alter the packaging. The ecotourist has been variously defined in terms of visitor behaviour and philosophy. The advertising appeals to and promotes these approaches. Ecotourism is a niche market for environmentally aware tourists who are interested in observing nature (Wheat, 1994), described by Steele (1993) as an economic process where rare and beautiful ecosystems are marketed internationally to attract visitors. Kelman put it bluntly a tour advertised as environmentally friendly can be just as suspect as many of the products tarted up with green packaging at your grocery store (Wight, 1994). The World Travel and Tourism Environment Research Centre in its 1993 World Travel and Environment Review defined ecotourism as tourism with the specific motive of enjoying wildlife or undeveloped natural areas (WTIERC, 1993), making no distinction between nature tourism and ecotourism. Others have also used ecotourism and nature tourism synonymously (Lindberg, 1991; Aylward and Freedman, 1992). Ceballos-Lascurains, 1987 definition has been used by others (Boo, 1990: Stewart and Sekartjakrarini, 1994): travelling to relatively u