Sustainable tourism : concepts and case studies in the Philippines : caring for nature, culture, and people / by Corazon Catibog-Sinha.

About the Author : Corazon CatibogSinha is a Filipino-Australian citizen residing in Australia. She is involved in both academic and research activities at the University of Western Sydney, where she has been teaching for the last 16 years. Currently, she teaches Nature-based Recreation and Leisure. Wildlife Tourism, Environmental Management and Tourism, and Tourism impacts and Sustainability, She completed her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of the Philippines and her Ph.D. degree in Wildlife Ecology from Oklahoma State University. She served as the Director of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Department of Environment and Natural Resources before moving to Australia. She has numerous publications in technical manuals, journals, and chapters of books covering topics in terrestrial ecology, wildlife ecology and ecotourism. In 1996, she wrote the book, "Philippine Biodiversity Principles and Practice" with Lawrence R. Heaney of the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago). She and her husband, Dr. Aum C. Sinha, are the proud parents of Rina, Vidya, and Sanjiv. About the Book : This book focuses on the basic features and elements of sustainable tourism in natural destinations, invariably refered to as ecotourism. It presents in simple language the basic concepts of tourism in the context of sustainable development, which can serve as the theoretical foundation for implementing sustainable tourism in the Philippines. An analysis of the issues and challenges involved in simultaneously addressing the potentially conflicting matters of sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and tourism development in natural destinations is presented. Several case studies, based on the author's field visits, interviews and surveys as well as literature review, explore the good and bad sides of tourism in the country. Lessons learned from these case studies are useful to tourism managers and tour operators for improving tourism practices and to decision-makers for developing and implementing better tourism policies. Additionally, the book uses numerous references from referreed journals and other academic publications to stimulate scholarly discourse in tourism as an academic discipline. Thus, it is also a useful reference material for college students interested in tourism studies.