Environmental practices of tourism operators in the Daintree rainforest, North Queensland, Australia
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Paper/Presentation Title | Environmental practices of tourism operators in the Daintree rainforest, North Queensland, Australia |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Carmody, Julie (Author) and Zeppel, Heather (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference 2006: Beyond Nature |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Conference/Event | 2006 New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference: Beyond Nature (NZTHRC2006) |
Event Details | 2006 New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference: Beyond Nature (NZTHRC2006) Event Date 05 to end of 07 Dec 2006 Event Location Dunedin, New Zealand |
Abstract | This paper reviews the environmental management practices presently adopted by accommodation providers, nature-based attractions and tour operators in Douglas Shire, North Queensland, where Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest covers 80% of the Shire. Seventy-five tourism operators were surveyed in Douglas Shire by telephone, email survey or postal survey to explore their implementation of |
Keywords | Douglas Shire; wet tropics; World Heritage area; environmental management practices; nature tourism; energy; water & waste management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350801. Impacts of tourism |
400410. Wastewater treatment processes | |
410404. Environmental management | |
Public Notes | Copyright rests with the authors. Conference information is at the end of the paper. |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0q93/environmental-practices-of-tourism-operators-in-the-daintree-rainforest-north-queensland-australia
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