International Ecotourism Management: Using Australia and Africa as Case Studies.

... International Ecotourism Management: Using Australia and Africa as Case Studies Nature-based tourism is a rapidly expanding portion of the world's travel market. Many of the destinations are national parks, game reserves and other types of protected areas. Nature tourism is a very important export industry throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. The size of the industry causes impacts that require sophisticated management approaches. This paper discusses key management issues apparent world-wide: management of environmental quality, limits of acceptable change, management of tourist use, allocation of access, market specialisation, management of recreation conflict, enforcement and monitoring, consumer assurance of quality, facility design, park financial viability and community development. North American, Australian and African experiences in these areas are emphasised. Introduction In western society, travel to experience wild nature is an old and well-accepted phenomenon. Starting in 1872 in the United States with Yellowstone Park, in 1879 in Australia with Royal Park and in 1885 in

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