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Title Zoos and tourism : conservation, education, entertainment? / edited by Warwick Frost
Published Bristol, UK ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : illustrations
Series Aspects of tourism
Aspects of tourism.
Contents Re-thinking zoos and tourism / Warwick Frost -- Zoo tourism and the conservation of threatened species : a collaborative programme in the Phillipines / Corazon Catibog-Sinha -- A typology of animal displays in captive settings / Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam -- Ecotourism and the commodification of wildlife : animal welfare and the ethics of zoos / Stephen Wearing and Chantelle Jobberns -- The rhetoric versus the reality : a critical examination of the zoo proposition / Liam Smith, Betty Weiler and Sam Ham -- Conservation, education or entertainment : what really matters to zoo visitors? / Sharon Linke and Caroline Winter -- Fun, fascination and fear : exploring the construction and consumption of aquarium shark exhibits / John Dobson -- Singapore Zoo and night safari / Joan C. Henderson -- Heterogeneous spaces of tourism and recreation at Mumbai Zoo, India / Kevin Hannam -- Zoos as tourist attractions : theme parks, protected areas or museums? / Warwick Frost -- Up close and personal : rethinking zoos and the experience economy / Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing -- Feeding time at the zoo : food service and attraction management / Philipp Boksberger, Markus Schuckert and Richard Robinson -- The value of zoo volunteer programmes / Kirsten Holmes and Karen A. Smith -- I can't look : disgust as a factor in the zoo experience / Nancy Cushing and Kevin Markwell -- Visitor expectations and visit satisfaction at zoos / Gary Crilley -- Zoos and the media / Peter Mason -- Zoos Victoria : branding, marketing and designing multi-location zoos / Leanne White -- From Winnie-the-Pooh to Madagascar : fictional media images of the zoo experience / Warwick Frost -- Zoos and tourism in a changing world / Warwick Frost
Summary Zoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major attractions. Nature-based attractions constructed in artificial settings, they face the challenge of trying to balance potentially conflicting aims of conservation, education and entertainment. The best are continually developing fresh and effective techniques on visitor interpretation and management, the worst highlight the manipulation of animals for human gratification. Taking a global approach, this book examines the probl
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Zoos -- Social aspects
Wildlife conservation.
Tourism.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
Tourism
Wildlife conservation
Zoos -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Frost, Warwick.
ISBN 9781845411657
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