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From Publishers Weekly
The central Appalachian
states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina
have a lot to offer tourists: nature treks, farmhouse bed-and-breakfasts,
birding, historical hikes and more. Yet many of these attractions are not
environmentally friendly. In this volume, environmental activist Fritsch
and environmental writer Johannsen urge local communities to gain control
of their own finances and local governments to regulate tourism business
practices so that the region's resources will no longer be exploited by
visitors. The authors encourage "responsible tourism," exposing
abusive practices and offering steps to change them. Encompassing history,
economics and culture, and using examples of other tourism areas such as
Hawaii and Alaska, Fritsch and Johannsen lay out a comprehensive, if
sometimes dense, treatise on the importance of fostering green tourism.
Their volume is sure to intrigue land developers, business owners and
anyone working in the Appalachian tourism industry. 24 b&w photos.
(Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
All rights reserved.)
"'Ecotourism'
conjures exotic images of beautiful places in the world, but as this book
forcefully points out, it also brings up a slew of questions about the
preservation of nature and of culture, and the inherent conflicts between
economic development and community rights. The book brings these questions
home to the highlands of Appalachia. Beautifully written, filled with
anecdotes and illustrations, Ecotourism in Appalachia engages the
reader in a search for 'green tourism' in America’s own backyard. The
book makes an important contribution to our understanding of tourism in
Appalachia and beyond, and will be invaluable to people who study or
practice tourism.” -- David Zurick, Eastern Kentucky University
“Thoughtful, packed with enthusiasm and ideas. It is refreshingly
readable, genuinely useful work, and offes recommendation to shape
ecotourism in the 21st century. . . . It is a fundamental first step for
tourism planners, environmentalists, academics and policy
makers.” -- P.P. Karan, University of Kentucky, editor of Japan in
the Bluegrass
“An important contribution to tourism studies, largely because this is
the first attempt to examine tourism development (past, present, and
future) within the Central Appalachian region. The authors provide both
positive and negative scenarios for future tourism development in the
study area that are well reasoned and thought provoking.” -- Richard Alan Sambrook, Eastern Kentucky University
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Ordering Information ECOTOURISM
IN APPALACHIA: MARKETING THE MOUNTAINS Available from The University Press of Kentucky. Price: $35.00. |