Chapter 1 Research Progress in Nature Tourism -- Progress and Woes of Nature Tourism Development -- Environmental Rows and Conservation -- Tourist Experiences -- Impacts on Community and Nature -- Management and Development -- References -- Chapter 2 Nature and Well-being: Explorer Travel Narratives of Transformation -- Introduction -- Eudaimonia, Hedonia and Subjective Well-being -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Well-being in Wildlife Experiences: Feeling Good for the Animals? -- Conceptualizing Empathy and Empathic Well-being -- Whale Watchers' and Whales' Well-being -- Method -- Findings from the Explorative Phase -- Main Findings -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 The Impact of Korea's Nature-Based Recreation Settings on Tourists' Emotion, Satisfaction and Subjective Happiness -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusions and Implications -- References -- Chapter 5 Generation Y, Nature and Tourism -- Introduction -- The Relationship between Nature, Wellbeing and Tourism -- Young People and their Connection to Nature -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 6 Connectedness and Relatedness to Nature: A Case of Neo-Confucianism among Chinese, South Korean and Japanese Tourists -- Introduction -- Method -- Findings and Discussions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 How Local Traditions and Way of Living Influence Tourism: Basecamp Explorer in Maasai Mara, Kenya and Svalbard, Norway -- Introduction and Perspectives -- The Case of Basecamp Masai Mara -- The Case of Basecamp Spitsbergen -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References.

Chapter 8 Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in World Heritage Sites: A Case Study from the Wet Tropics Region of Australia -- Previous Research -- Tourism in the Wet Tropics Region -- Great Barrier Reef -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Quality Perspectives in Managing Visitor Experiences -- The Message -- Education for Sustainability -- The Delivery -- The Outcome -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 10 A National Park in Turmoil: The Case Study on Vanoise National Park in the Alps -- Introduction -- The Concept of National Parks in the French Context -- The Objectives of National Parks -- The Case of Vanoise National Park -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Listening to the Sounds of Silence: Forest-based Wellbeing Tourism in Finland -- Wellbeing Effects of Nature and Forests -- Case Silence -- Japanese Case -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Nature Tourism in Germany's Protected Areas -- Introduction: Germany as Tourism Destination -- Nature(-based) Tourism in Germany -- Protected Areas in Germany: An Overview -- Tourism in Germany's Large-scale Protected Areas -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 Governing Nature Tourism in Eastern and Southern Africa -- Introduction -- Shifting Conservation Logics -- Contemporary Institutional Arrangements in Africa -- Conservancies -- Internal Challenges -- External Challenges -- In Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Emerging Trends in Wildlife and Tiger Tourism in India -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 15 Chinese Approach to Sustainability: Challenges and Suggestions -- Introduction -- Efforts towards and challenges of Sustainability -- Suggestions: Chinese Approach to Sustainability -- Note -- References -- Chapter 16 Tourism in Preserved Nature Areas in Taiwan.

Development of Nature Tourism in Taiwan -- Issues Confronting the Progress of Nature Tourism -- Developmental Strategies for Nature Tourism -- References -- Chapter 17 Forest as a Venue for Recreational Therapy in Japan -- Introduction -- Cases in Forest Therapy Development -- Constraints of Promoting Forest Therapy -- Prospect of Forest Therapy -- References -- Chapter 18 Final Remarks: Challenges and Research Directions -- Index.