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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2009-07-01

Journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH

Included Journals:SSCI、Scopus

Volume:11

Issue:4

Page Number:357-372

ISSN No.:1099-2340

Key Words:China; content analysis; ecotourism; key tenets

Abstract:In recent years, there has been increasing attention afforded ecotourism development in China. However, a national ecotourism framework has yet to emerge. This has forced planners, managers, policy-makers and researchers to look abroad for guidance. And, this raises sensitivity concerns related to Chinese cultural values, perspectives, and expectations regarding nature-based tourism experiences. This study analyzes contemporary Chinese ecotourism definitions with the objective to identify a set of common definitional themes. These themes are them compared to a set of ecotourism tenets established through antecedent analysis of definitions from abroad. A discussion of universal tenets, cultural values, diametrical differences, and the achievement of sustainable ecotourism ensues. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.