1. Ecotourism and Education for Sustainability: A Critical Approach.
- Author
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Gilbert, Rob
- Subjects
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ENVIRONMENTAL education , *ECOTOURISM , *SUSTAINABLE development , *CRITICAL discourse analysis , *ENVIRONMENTAL economics , *GEOTOURISM , *ECONOMIC development & the environment , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CONSERVATION of natural resources - Abstract
This paper considers the potential of ecotourism as a form of environmental education for sustainability. It reviews current concepts of education for sustainability and research on the educational impact of ecotourism, and points to a gap between the aspirations of education for sustainability and the outcomes of current ecotourism programs. The paper further argues that a critical approach to environmental education through ecotourism is the most appropriate form for contemporary concepts of sustainability, and illustrates how this approach can be applied to environmental education using a strategy of critical discourse analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2003