Sustainable Tourism : Concepts and Case Studies in the Philippines : Caring for Nature, Culture and People

This book focuses on the features and elements of sustainable tourism in natural destinations, invariably referred to as ecotourism. The book's thesis posits that ecotourism, also known as sustainable tourism, should be consistent with the principles of sustainable development, which integrates the environmental, social, and economic aspects of development. In practice, these principles include conservation of biodiversity, educational opportunities, visitor experience, planning considerations, ethical responsibility, and provision of community benefits. Taken together, these principles provide the fundamental tools which tourism and park managers can use to assess not only the tangible and intangible values of tourist destinations, but also tourist behaviour and experience as well as the nature or features of tourism products to be developed in the future.