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The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Management is a critical, state-of-the-art and authoritative review of tourism management, written by leading international thinkers and academics in the field. With a strong focus on theories, concepts and disciplinary approaches to tourism studies, the chapters in this volume are framed as critical synoptic pieces covering key developments, current issues and debates, and emerging trends and future considerations for the field. Part One: Researching Tourism Part Two: Social Analysis Part Three: Economic Analysis Part Four: Technological Analysis Part Five: Environmental Analysis Part Six: Political Analysis This handbook offers a fresh and definitive look at tourism management, making it an essential resource for academics, researchers and students.
Tourism and Biodiversity
Tourism and Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Biological diversity (biodiversity) is a term commonly used to refer to the number of species in a given region, though the concept is biologically defined as the sum of biotic variation, i.e. genetic differences within species as well as variation within ecosystems (Martens et al., 2003). Biodiversity can be described in quantitative and qualitative terms, the former referring to the size of a population, or the diversity of species or ecosystems in a given area; the latter describing resilience, for instance as a result of genetic diversity (Martens et al., 2003). Biodiversity is not static, rather than constantly changing, and known to be affected by changes in habitat, climate, or new ...
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