Acott, T.G., La Trobe, H.L. and Howard, S.H. (1998) An evaluation of deep ecotourism and shallow ecotourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 6 (3). pp. 238-253. ISSN 0966-9582 (Print), 1747-7646 (Online) (doi:10.1080/09669589808667314)

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Abstract

The term ecotourism has many meanings. It can refer to a genuine attempt at environmentally sustainable tourism or be used in a cynical way to try and attract greater numbers of visitors to an area. There is a need to place environmentally benign and environmentally detrimental aspects of ecotourism into a typological framework. This paper uses fundamental principles from the environmentalism and sustainable development debate to present a classification in which deep ecotourism can be differentiated from shallow ecotourism. This approach allows a clear distinction to be made between positive and negative aspects of ecotourism.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ecotourism
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
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Last Modified:	17 Oct 2016 09:12
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/10597

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