Zoos and Tourism: Conservation, Education, Entertainment? (46) (ASPECTS OF TOURISM (46))

Zoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major attractions. Nature-based attractions constructed in artificial settings, they face the challenge of trying to balance potentially conflicting aims of conservation, education and entertainment. The best are continually developing fresh and effective techniques on visitor interpretation and management, the worst highlight the manipulation of animals for human gratification. Taking a global approach, this book examines the problems and paradoxes of zoos as they try to balance their roles as visitor attractions while repositioning themselves as leading conservation agencies. This Is The First Book To Specifically Examine Zoos As Tourist Attractions. Taking A Global Approach, It Considers The Multiple Roles Of Zoos, Particularly The Difficulty Of Balancing Conservation, Education And Entertainment. Re-thinking Zoos And Tourism / Warwick Frost -- Zoo Tourism And The Conservation Of Threatened Species : A Collaborative Program In The Phillipines / Corazon Catibog-sinha -- A Typology Of Animal Displays In Captive Settings / Amir Shani And Abraham Pizam -- Ecotourism And The Commodification Of Wildlife : Animal Welfare And The Ethics Of Zoos / Stephen Wearing And Chantelle Jobberns -- The Rhetoric Versus The Reality : A Critical Examination Of The Zoo Proposition / Liam Smith, Betty Weiler And Sam Ham -- Conservation, Education Or Entertainment : What Really Matters To Zoo Visitors? / Sharon Linke And Caroline Winter -- Fun, Fascination And Fear : Exploring The Construction And Consumption Of Aquarium Shark Exhibits / John Dobson -- Singapore Zoo And Night Safari / Joan Henderson -- Heterogeneous Spaces Of Tourism And Recreation At Mumbai Zoo, India / Kevin Hannam -- Zoos As Tourist Attractions : Theme Parks, Protected Areas Or Museums? / Warwick Frost -- Up Close And Personal : Rethinking Zoos And The Experience Economy / Warwick Frost And Jennifer Laing -- Feeding Time At The Zoo : Food Service And Attraction Management / Phillipp Boksberger, Markus Shuckert And Richard Robinson -- The Value Of Zoo Volunteer Programs / Kirsten Holmes And Karen Smith -- I Can't Look : Disgust As A Factor In The Zoos Experience / Nancy Cushing And Kevin Markwell -- Visitor Expectations And Visit Satisfaction At Zoos / Gary Crilley -- Zoos And The Media / Peter Mason -- Zoos Victoria : Branding, Marketing And Designing Multi-location Zoos / Leanne White -- From Winnie-the-pooh To Madagascar : Fictional Media Images Of The Zoo Experience / Warwick Frost -- Zoos And Tourism In A Changing World / Warwick Frost. Edited By Warwick Frost. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 236-260) And Index.