Final Remarks

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Authors: Nina Katrine Prebensen, Joseph S. Chen
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Abstract

This chapter reviews contemporary issues and case examples of different countries, including Australia, China, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, Hungary, India, Israel, Kenya, Namibia, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan and South Korea. It discourses different types and levels of challenges regarding the preservation of nature in a sustainable way. The works can be categorized based on two perspectives. The first deals with governmental and managerial perspectives in relation to environmental issues. It reveals challenges such as environmental education and learning, sustainability, conservation, restrictiveness, benefits to locals, and ethics, among others which needs to be acknowledged and discussed and handled locally as well as internationally. The second perspective deals with individual tourists and how service providers can tailor their services in a sustainable way to meet the needs of diverse types of tourists in contact with nature. In this perspective the nature could offer valued experiences to customers through ethical, responsible and sustainable practices.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Finance Taxation and Governance Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
269–282
Publication date
3 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter