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.
Book chapter
The rhetoric versus the reality: a critical examination of the zoo proposition
Zoos and tourism: conservation, education, entertainment?, pp.59-68
Aspects of tourism, Channel View Publications
2011
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- Title
- The rhetoric versus the reality: a critical examination of the zoo proposition
- Creators
- Liam DG Smith - Monash UniversityBetty Weiler - Monash UniversitySam H Ham
- Contributors
- Warwick Frost (Editor of compilation)
- Publication Details
- Zoos and tourism: conservation, education, entertainment?, pp.59-68
- Series
- Aspects of tourism
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications; Clevedon, UK
- Identifiers
- 1767; 991012821908902368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Management; School of Business and Tourism
- Resource Type
- Book chapter