Essays about: "ecotourism thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words ecotourism thesis.

  1. 1. The challenges of the ecotourism concept in Manaus - A contrasted on site perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Pavel Strandh; Sebastian Carling; [2019]
    Keywords : ecotourism; implementation barriers; Manaus; Cuzco; stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to identify and describe what implementation barriers companies face when implementing the ecotourism concept in Manaus, Brazil. To accomplish this, we have traveled to Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, and conducted one quantitative and one qualitative study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Political tourism? : A critical social analysis on ecotourism and the indigenous struggle in the Ecuadorian Amazons

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Miriam Bette; [2019]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Ecotourism; Postcolonial debate; Ecuador; Amazons; Social structures; Cultural survival; Sustainable development;

    Abstract : Enabled by a Minor Field Study scholarship from SIDA, this thesis examines indigenous involvement in ecotourism in the Ecuadorian Amazons. Indigenous people are the most marginalized social group world-wide, and coincidingly often live in resource rich pristine land. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Road Less Travelled: A Case Study on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Lisa Kenny; [2017]
    Keywords : Ecotourism; Bangladesh; Sustainable Development; Sundarbans; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecotourism has been touted globally as a tool that promotes sustainable development. Yet ecotourism and sustainable development are neither simple to define, nor straightforward in regards to their implementation. The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate ecotourism’s relationship to sustainable development. READ MORE

  5. 4. Challenges and potentials of ecotourism as a form of conservation and sustainable development on Zapatera Island, Nicaragua

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Casey Catherine Miller; [2017]
    Keywords : Zapatera Island; nicaragua; ecotourism; Natural Resource Management; sustainable Development;

    Abstract : Unsustainable natural resource management practices are an increasing problem on Zapatera Island, Nicaragua. As overfishing and deforestation continues to degrade the environment, some community members are looking towards ecotourism as a sustainable alternative. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We cannot love nature to death" : an evaluation of the implementation of Nature’s Best ecotourism certification in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Louis Eberstål; [2017]
    Keywords : sustainability science; nature conservation; sustainable tourism; sustainable development strategy; knowledge transfer; voluntary governance mechanism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ecotourism is the concept of traveling responsibly to natural areas where the environment and the well-being of the local people are sustained, where the economic profit is reinvested in the area and where knowledge is communicated to decrease visitor impact and maintain the local environment. Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of the global tourism industry and therefore it is important to have an efficient implementation strategy so that it can realize its full potential and thus prevent tourism from degrading the nature it depends on. READ MORE