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Klappentext Rivers constitute a major tourism resource, providing spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a means of transport, a sense of heritage and adventure, and links with the environment and natural world. River tourism accounts for a significant proportion of the world 's tourism consumption, with activities such as Nile cruises and rafting holidays making it an economically important area of tourism demanding in-depth analysis. This book explores river tourism from a range of perspectives including uses, heritage, management, environmental concerns, and marketing. Zusammenfassung This book explores river tourism from a range of perspectives including uses! heritage! management! environmental concerns! and marketing. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introducing River Tourism: Physical! Ecological and Human Aspects; 2. River Tourism in the South Asian Subcontinent; 3. River-Based Tourism in the United States: Tourism and Recreation on the Colorado and Mississippi Rivers; 4. The Mekong: Developing a New Tourism Region; 5. River Tourism: Sailing the Nile; 6. European Waterways as a Source of Leisure and Recreation; 7. The Yangzi River Tourism Zone; 8. Fishing the Big Rivers' in Australia's Northern Territory: Market diversification for the Daly River; 9. River Heritage - The Murray Darling River; 10. Whitewater Tourism; 11. Basin-Based Governance for Integrated Water Resources Management: Prospects and Challenges; 12. Sustainable Water Resources and Water Security; 13. 'The River City'? Conflicts in the Development of a Tourism Destination Brand for Brisbane; 14. Conclusions and Challenges.
