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Filtering by: Subject Incentives in conservation of natural resources Degree Field Environmental Sciences Rights Statement In Copyright

Conservation volunteer tourism at a reserve in Ecuador : effects of perceptions, discourse, and motivations on human-environment relations

Creator:

Grimm, Kerry E.

Abstract:

The number of people traveling to other countries to volunteer for conservation or humanitarian projects has increased dramatically in the past three decades. Despite substantial interest in volunteer tourism, few researchers have examined: (a) the role of promotional material (e.g., brochures, internet websites) in motivating volunteers; (b) factors that attract...

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Dissertation

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Rights Reserved Conservation Volunteer Tourism at a Reserve in Ecuador: Effects of Perceptions
Scientists' perspectives on the importance of scientific communication in natural resource decision-making

Creator:

Shaw, Christine Michelle

Abstract:

Natural resource decisions require consideration at many levels, ranging from how one invertebrate will be affected by a nearby road, to how an entire watershed will be transformed by a massive clearcut. Considerations reach farther than just the local ecological community-human communities, economies, and future impacts on the communities and...

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Masters Thesis

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' Perspectives on the Importance of Scientific Communication in Natural Resource Decision-Making. Abstract