The Elephant Tourism Business.
by
 
Laws, Eric.

ISBN
9781789245882

Title
The Elephant Tourism Business.

Author
Laws, Eric.

Personal Author
Laws, Eric.

Physical Description
1 online resource (370 pages)

Contents
Intro -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Elephant Tourism Glossary -- An Elephant Portrait Gallery -- Introduction to The Elephant Tourism Business -- Section 1 - Personal Experiences of Elephant Tourism -- 1. Managing the Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp: Eric Laws Interviews John Roberts -- 2. PATA and Jetwing: John Koldowski Interviews Chi Lo and Senal Siriwardene -- 3. The Elephant in the Room: An Autoethnographic Approach -- Section 2 - Expectations and Experiences of Interactions with Elephants -- 4. Drivers of Elephant Tourism in Thailand -- 5. Visitor Expectations and Behaviours at Elephant Camps -- 6. Alternative Forms of Elephant Tourism -- 7. Elephant Visitor Preferences and Experiences in Sri Lanka -- Section 3 - Ethical and Moral Perspectives -- 8. Moral Tensions for Elephant Visitors -- 9. The Valuation of Ethical Encounters with Elephants -- 10. Community Collaboration, Elephant Conservation and Protection -- 11. Conservation-Based Elephant Tourism: An Importance-Performance Analysis -- Section 4 - Frameworks for Modern Elephant Tourism Management -- 12. The Effectiveness of Elephant Welfare Regulations in India -- 13. Elephant Tourism Conservation and the Need for a New Strategy: Thai Stakeholder Attitudes -- 14. Elephant Tourism, the ABTA Animal Welfare Guidelines -- Section 5 - Elephants and Their Stories -- 15. A Case Study of Elephant Venue Narratives -- 16. The Valuation of Elephant Sightings in Protected Areas -- 17. Social Media: A Proxy Voice for Elephants -- Section 6 - What Next? Proxy Voices for Elephants -- 18. Modernizing Human-Elephant Interactions -- 19. Validating a Captive Elephant Welfare Index -- 20. Promoting Elephant-Friendly Tourism -- 21. The Paradox of Elephant-Friendly Tourism.
 
Postscript: COVID-19 and Elephant Tourism, a Preliminary Analysis -- Conclusion -- Index.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Captive elephants..
 
Endangered species..
 
Ecotourism.

Added Author
Scott, Noel.
 
Font, Xavier.
 
Koldowski, John.
 
Ashton, Ann Suwaree.
 
Baker, Liv.
 
Bindumadhav, Sumanth.
 
Blaine, Sarah.
 
Brymer, Eric.
 
Chantradoan, Naphawan.

Format
Electronic Resources

Electronic Access
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Publication Date
2021

Publication Information
Oxford :
 
CAB International,
 
2021.
 
©2021.


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