生态旅游Chapter8.pptVIP

Learning Objectives: Identify the changing trends in and demographic profiles of the market for specialty resorts. Compare and contrast traditional lodges and ecolodges. Introduction One way to describe tourism is to see it as mass tourism or alternative tourism. Mass tourism involves large numbers looking to imitate their home culture in corporate-type settings involving little or no interaction with the local culture and / or environment. Alternative tourism, on the other hand involves activities that are consonant with the local physical and / or social environment and often involving contact between host and guest. Nature-based Environmental Activities Nature Based Environmental Activities The goal is to learn about the interdependence of living organisms or to learn how to behave in the environment Growth in this area has meant that programs are taking on increasingly complex issues; covering economic as well as technological aspects and their impact Americans are rediscovering nature Nature-based Environmental Activities Trails Trails can be classified as: primitive, minor, major, walks, or special purpose trails Three elements are important in the development of a trail: Function of the trail Relation of the trail to others in the area Relation of the trail to other facilities Nature-based Environmental Activities Ecotourism An enthusiastic form of nature-based tourism Ecotourism areas should: Minimize negative effects on the local and natural environment Contribute to the management of protected areas Produce economic and social benefits Promote genuine interaction between hosts and guests Should supplement and complement traditional activities of the area Nature-based Environmental Activities Ecolodge A specialized form of resort lodge Defined as a “nature-based tourist lodge that meets the philosophy and principles of ecotourism” From the very beginning, I believe that ecotourism development was a pure art form, where the desi