Ecotourism basics
True or false
Ecotourism emerged in the 1980s as a strategy linking conservation and development.
True
Which is an ecological outcome researchers should measure?
A)- Hotel advertisements
B) - Biodiversity
C)- Tourist souvenir purchases
B) - Biodiversity
Ecotourism researchers should study both _____ and ecological outcomes.
True or False
The authors identify a lack of long-term data as a weakness in ecotourism research.
True
True or False
If tourists enjoy seeing wildlife, that alone proves ecotourism has improved biodiversity.
False
A) - Luxury and entertainment
B) - Conservation and development
C) - Transportation and trade
B) - Conservation and development
True or False
Earning money from tourism automatically proves that a project is conserving wildlife.
False
True or False
The authors identify local development as one of ecotourism's intended goals.
True
What is longitudinal research?
A) - Studying changes over time
B) - Studying only one tourist
C) - Comparing hotel prices
A) - Studying changes over time
A researcher wants to assess ecotourism success. Which approach is strongest?
A) - Count tourists only
B) - Interview lodge owners only
C) - Measure both community and ecological outcomes
C) - Measure both community and ecological outcomes
Ecotourism is often described as a _____- _____ solution for conservation and development.
Win-Win
Along with biodiversity, the authors emphasize measuring ecosystem ___.
Integrity
Which outcome is important beyond tourism income?
A) - Local governance
B) - Airline ticket sales
C) - Hotel advertising
A) - Local governance
True or False
Researchers can accurately determine the long-term conservation success of ecotourism by studying a project at only one point in time.
To understand how ecotourism outcomes change, researchers need _____ data.
Longitudinal
True or False
The authors argue that every nature-based tourism activity should automatically be considered ecotourism.
False
Helps researchers identify changes and evaluate conservation outcomes.
Why is measuring community income alone insufficient for evaluating ecotourism?
Income does not capture all community, governance, and ecological outcomes.
Why is it important to consider spatial and temporal scale when comparing ecotourism studies?
Different scales and time periods can affect measurements and make findings difficult to compare.
A community reports higher tourism income after a new ecotourism project opens. What additional information would help evaluate the project's overall success?
Information on biodiversity, local governance and long-term social outcomes.
Why do the authors question the assumption that ecotourism always benefits both conservation and development?
Outcomes vary and claims of success need empirical evidence.
which of the following is an example of an indirect conservation benefit of ecotourism?
A) - Building more hotels near protected areas
B) - Encouraging tourists and local communities to develop environmental awareness
C) - Increasing the number of tourists every year
B) - Encouraging tourists and local communities to develop environmental awareness
A tourism project creates jobs but restricts how residents use nearby natural resources. What two types of effects should researchers examine?
Social effects on resource access along with ecological effects on the environment.
Ecotourism research often confuses ecotourism with conventional tourism and outdoor ___.
Recreation
A researcher wants to determine whether an ecotourism project is actually helping wildlife conservation. Which method would provide the strongest evidence?
A) - Ask tourists whether they enjoyed seeing wildlife.
B) - Count how many tourists visit the area.
C) - Compare wildlife populations before and after the project begins, using long-term monitoring.
C) - Compare wildlife populations before and after the project begins, using long-term monitoring.