Impacts of tourism on support for conservation, local livelihoods, and community resilience around Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

KK Holland, LR Larson, RB Powell… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The tourism enterprise-based approach to conservation can diversify livelihood
opportunities in and around protected areas while incentivizing conservation support and …

A structure and agency perspective of sustainable tourism

M Abdullah, J Syed, T Koburtay - Current Issues in Tourism, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study reviews the literature on sustainable tourism to aid theory development in the field
of sustainability and tourism and to develop a framework to facilitate integration of …

Overland tourists' natural soundscape perceptions: influences on experience, satisfaction, and electronic word-of-mouth

Z Kankhuni, C Ngwira - Tourism Recreation Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The natural soundscape is an under-researched topic of study in tourism literature. More so,
research lacks empirical examination on the antecedents and outcomes of natural …

Tourists' aesthetic assessment of environmental changes, linking conservation planning to sustainable tourism development

D Le, N Scott, S Becken… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Tourists often travel to experience the natural beauty of a destination such as the Great
Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia. This nature-based destination attracts millions of tourists …

On the edge of the world: Examining pro-environmental outcomes of last chance tourism in Kaktovik, Alaska

LB Miller, JC Hallo, RG Dvorak, JP Fefer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Travel to impact-sensitive destinations has been on the rise in recent years. Coined “last
chance tourism”(LCT), visitors are increasingly coming to these destinations to see them …

[HTML][HTML] Are we choosing the right flagships? The bird species and traits Australians find most attractive

ST Garnett, GB Ainsworth, KK Zander - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding what people like about birds can help target advocacy for bird conservation.
However, testing preferences for characteristics of birds is methodologically challenging …

Exploring the influence of charismatic characteristics on flagship outcomes in zoo visitors

JC Skibins, E Dunstan, K Pahlow - Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
As 21st-century zoos continue to grow into their roles as conservation centers they are
challenged to find meaningful ways to engage their publics and contribute to conservation …

Wildlife Tourism, Environmental Learning and Ethical Encounters

IB de Lima, RJ Green - Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017 - Springer
Wildlife tourism is a broadly defined sector of tourism involving a wide range of traveler
experiences. It includes watching and photographing animals in their natural habitats or in …

Not just the Big Five: African ecotourists prefer parks brimming with bird diversity

HN Eyster, R Naidoo, KMA Chan - Animal Conservation, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecotourism helps sustain protected areas (PAs) that in turn conserve Africa's declining
fauna. Identifying ecotourist preferences and which species and landscapes benefit from …

Binge watching bears: Efficacy of real vs. virtual flagship exposure

JC Skibins, RL Sharp - Journal of Ecotourism, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in conservation psychology have demonstrated a growing public demand for
connections to nature in general, and wildlife specifically. Charismatic megafauna have …