Zoos and Tourism : Conservation, Education, Entertainment?
This is the first book to specifically examine zoos as tourist attractions. Taking a global approach, it considers the multiple roles of zoos, particularly the difficulty of balancing conservation, education and entertainment
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Channel View Publications, Limited,
2010
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Edition: | 1st ed |
Series: | Aspects of Tourism Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Rethinking Zoos and Tourism
- Part 1 Conservation
- Chapter 2 Zoo Tourism and the Conservationof Threatened Species: A Collaborative Programme in the Philippines
- Chapter 3 A Typology of Animal Displays in Captive Settings
- Chapter 4 Ecotourism and the Commodification of Wildlife: Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Zoos
- Chapter 5 The Rhetoric versus the Reality: A Critical Examination of the Zoo Proposition
- Chapter 6 Conservation, Education or Entertainment: What Really Matters to Zoo Visitors?
- Part 2 New Developments
- Chapter 7 Fun, Fascination and Fear: Exploring the Construction and Consumption of Aquarium Shark Exhibits
- Chapter 8 Singapore Zoo and Night Safari
- Chapter 9 Heterogeneous Spaces of Tourism and Recreation at Mumbai Zoo, India
- Chapter 10 Zoos as Tourist Attractions: Theme Parks, Protected Areas or Museums?
- Part 3 The Visitor Experience
- Chapter 11 Up Close and Personal: Rethinking Zoos and the Experience Economy
- Chapter 12 Feeding Time at the Zoo: Food Service and Attraction Management
- Chapter 13 The Value of Zoo Volunteer Programmes
- Chapter 14 I Can't Look: Disgust as a Factor in the Zoo Experience
- Chapter 15 Visitor Expectations and Visit Satisfaction at Zoos
- Part 4 Media
- Chapter 16 Zoos and the Media
- Chapter 17 Zoos Victoria: Branding, Marketing and Designing Multi-Location Zoos
- Chapter 18 From Winnie-the-Pooh to Madagascar: Fictional Media Images of the Zoo Experience
- Chapter 19 Zoos and Tourism in a Changing World
- References
- Index