This chapter provides a discussion of two categories of impacts resulting from rural residential development in resort towns and tourist destinations in the Greater Yellowstone Region (USA). The first category includes those that affect the physical, administrative and public service...

This book with 25 chapters considers the environmental impacts of particular activities, viz., hiking and camping, off road vehicles and recreational boats, as well as impacts specific to certain ecosystems, e.g., marine environments, polar coasts, and mountain environments. It incorporates reviews ...

The recent population growth in the rural countries of the American West promises to surpass the impact of the first western migrations. Much of this growth is associated with tourism and recreation and the desire to live in amenity-rich rural areas such as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Of...

This chapter discusses the significance of ecotourism; its environmental, social and economic context; and some issues of definition concerning this form of tourism. Drawing on the collection of case studies presented in the book, it is concluded that: (1) ecotourism can contribute to conservation...