Nature Tourism

Joseph S. Chen, Nina K. Prebensen

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040643051
• Topic: Business
• Index: Business

Nature Tourism augments the current literature on the benefits and pitfalls in recent developments of nature tourism, tracing the history of development, highlighting the ecological impacts, and showcasing the current practices in nature tourism.

Along with discussions on specific tourist markets from holistic viewpoints, this book examines lessons learned from various destination nations and continents across the globe. This new second edition has been updated to include:

• New content and updates concerning sensory, slow experiences, eco-certification, therapeutic experiences, managing nature tourism, resilience, and crisis management.
• Expanded coverage on the brunt of climate change, along with a burgeoning concept of travel health, shaping both the demands and operations of potential nature destinations.
• Case studies from a wide range of developing and developed nations across Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and the Pacific.

This book offers significant insight into nature-based tourism and its future development. It will be of interest to upper-level students, researchers, and academics in tourism, environmental studies, development, and sustainability.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Endorsement Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
• Contributors
• 1 Research Progress in Nature Tourism
• 2 Nature and Well-being: Explorer Travel Narratives of Transformation
• 3 Well-being in Wildlife Experiences: Feeling Good for the Animals?
• 4 The Impact of Korea’s Nature-Based Recreation Settings on Tourists’ Emotions, Satisfaction and Subjective Happiness
• 5 Generation Y, Nature and Tourism
• 6 Connectedness and Relatedness to Nature: A Case of Neo-Confucianism among Chinese, South Korean and Japanese Tourists
• 7 How Could Local Traditions and Ways of Living Influence Tourist Experiences? Basecamp Explorer in Maasai Mara and Svalbard
• 8 Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in World Heritage Sites: A Case Study from the Wet Tropics Region of Australia
• 9 Quality Perspectives in Managing Visitor Experiences
• 10 A National Park in Turmoil: The Case Study on Vanoise National Park in the Alps
• 11 Listening to the Sounds of Silence: Forest-Based Wellbeing Tourism in Finland
• 12 Nature Tourism in Germany’s Protected Areas
• 13 Governing Nature Tourism in Eastern and Southern Africa
• 14 Emerging Trends in Wildlife and Tiger Tourism in India
• 15 Chinese Approach to Sustainability: Challenges and Suggestions
• 16 Tourism in Preserved Nature Areas in Taiwan
• 17 Forest as a Venue for Recreational Therapy in Japan
• 18 Animal-Based Eco-Certified Visitor Attractions: What Matters to Visitors?
• 19 Soundscapes and Therapeutic Experiences in a Rural Cittàslow Destination: Visitors’ Perspectives from Chishang, Taiwan
• 20 Legalities on Sensing Soundscapes: A Legal Doctrinal Approach to Understanding the Subjective and Objective Elements of Wellbeing in Nature Tourism
• 21 Designing Slow Experiences in Nature
• 22 Final Remarks: Challenges and Research Directions
• Index