a r t i c l e i n f o Recreation and wildlife observations occur often in hiking trails. In terms of recreation planning, few studies have combined ecological and cultural features to assess ecotourism potential of hiking trails. Seasonality has been also neglected in tourism research. In order to disperse tourists over the year and alleviate the negative impacts of mass tourism events, we prop...

developing the recreational activities and ecotourism is one of the approaches to reach sustainable development. termination of the recreational values and potentials as well as planning in this case lead to increase economic income. gavkhooni is an attractive place which has a high potential for ecotourism. in this study, the recreational factors and the priorities of recreational places in th...

in order to evaluate the ecological potential for assessing the ecotourism application a region was confined to dez river. mcharg method and networks method were applied. according to makhdoum’s method, to determine environmental units, the ecological resources of the region were surveyed. then evaluation of the ecological potential was carried out on the basis of ecotourism and qualified regio...

hara biosphere reserve in southern hormozgan province with 85686 hectares areas is located between bandar khamir and queshm island. this area can be considered as the most spectacular regions of iran for a unique coastal seascape. mangrove forests and amazing biodiversity make this region as the most significant ecotourism areas throughout the country. this research attempts to determine recrea...

One of the primary challenges facing ecotourism management is to establish a profitable and ecologically sustainable industry, while simultaneously achieving a satisfying experience for visitors and raising standards of living in the host community. This paper analyses the management practices and challenges faced by two ecotourism attractions on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, namely ...

Concern for the conservation of flora and fauna in natural areas and the potential impacts of human activity, recreation and tourism has become a high priority. Combining appropriate ecotourism activity with conservation guidelines is the main focus of this concern. These issues are of great importance to the crayfishing community of Lancelin, who are concerned about the future of their small o...