Tourism in the Yunnan Great Rivers National Parks System Project: prospects for sustainability

Author: Cater E. A.

Source: Tourism Geographies, Volume 2, Number 4, 1 November 2000 , pp. 472-489(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Yunnan Great Rivers National Parks System Project in China has identified as a sustainable development alternative to the range of unsustainable that currently threaten the extraordinary natural and cultural assets of sub-provincial area. However, the prospects for sustainable tourism in itself, for its contribution to sustainable development in general, are not only depen on its inherent characteristics but are also mediated by contingencies of place. in turn, are conditioned by a myriad of factors, both endogenous and that cut across the various sectors, levels and interests.

Keywords: YUNNAN; INTEGRATED; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT; ICDP; ECOTOURISM; SUSTAINABILITY

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Geography, University of Reading, UK

Publication date: 2000-11-01

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