Application of zoning and "limits of acceptable change" to manage snorkelling tourism

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 819-830

  Roman, George S J ^a   Dearden, Philip ^a   Rollins, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC); Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); Thailand; Trampling; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEFS; LIMITS OF ACCEPTABLE CHANGE (LAC); MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPA); TRAMPLING;

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FISHERIES; REEFS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ZONING;

BIOPHYSICS; CORAL REEF; ECOTOURISM; FIELD SURVEY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE PARK; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRAMPLING; ZONING SYSTEM;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORAL REEF; DIVING; ECOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIMITS OF ACCEPTABLE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT STYLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; TOURISM; ZONING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; RECREATION; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; KOH CHANG NATIONAL MARINE PARK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34248193449     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0145-6     Document Type: Article

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