An exploration of the environmental aspects of travel and transportation as well as the ecotourism industry. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
"Most workplaces are defined by computer screens, ringing phones, and artificial lights. What's a nature lover to do? Luckily, there's an entire world out there for someone whose ideal office is in the great outdoors-and the best part is, many of these jobs don't require a college degree! Outdoors-based jobs are ripe for the plucking if someone has passion, willpower, and a good work ethic. This thought-provoking title provides readers who love nature with many different career paths if they don't think college is the right path to their future"--Provided by publisher.
Explores technologies and strategies for sustainable living in the early twenty-first century, with a focus on tourism, discussing the history of tourism and ways for tourists to conserve resources for the benefit of the local people and environment.
Discusses tourism as a stimulus to the economy and as a threat to local culture and the environment, the growth of sustainable forms of tourism, and whether its impact is positive or negative.
Examines careers in the field of ecotourism, describing the roles and responsibilities of travel agents, people who write guidebooks and marketing materials, managers of ecolodges, and others.
