Ecotourism Programme Planning

Chapter 1: Recreation and Tourism 1.1: Leisure, recreation and tourism 1.2: Tourism products 1.3: Tourism programmes Chapter 2: Foundational Aspects of Ecotourism 2.1: Ecotourism 2.2: The ecotourist 2.3: Ecotourism’s philosophical basis 2.4: The environment as a system Chapter 3: The Programme Setting: Going ‘In’ 3.1: Ecotourism supply 3.2: Resource management 3.3: Community development 3.4: Tourism ethics Chapter 4: Programming 4.1: Planning 4.2: Recreation programming 4.3: Programming ideology 4.4: Programming theories 4.5: Programme strategies 4.6: Programme approaches 4.7: The programming model 4.8: The programmer 4.9: Tour operators Chapter 5: Needs and Assets 5.1: Motives (needs) 5.2: Needs assessment 5.3: Attractions 5.4: The business plan Chapter 6: Programme Design A: Structure 6.1: Designing the structure of the programme 6.2: Making programme design decisions 6.3: Designing the programme’s interpretive component Chapter 7: Programme Design B: Gearing Up To Go 7.1: Pre-trip information: Briefing 7.2: Health precautions 7.3: Persons with disabilities 7.4: Personal hygiene 7.5: First aid and survival 7.6: Permits 7.7: Environmental conditions 7.8: The trip planning sheet Chapter 8: Programme Design C: Leadership and Risk 8.1: Leadership 8.2: Approaches to leadership 8.3: Professional development 8.4: Safety and risk management Chapter 9: Implementation 9.1: Program life cycle 9.2: Marketing 9.3: Quality 9.4: Staff training 9.5: Public relations 9.6: Budgeting 9.7: Implementation strategies 9.8: Schedules and itineraries Chapter 10: Evaluation 10.1: The scope of evaluation 10.2: Models of evaluation 10.3: Evaluation details and issues 10.4: Debriefing 10.5: Certification and accreditation 10.6: Environmental programmes Chapter 11: Integrated Ecotourism Programme Planning: A Synthesis 11.1: Integrated ecotourism programme planning 11.2: Final thoughts