Zoos and Tourism: Conservation, Education, Entertainment?
Zoos and Tourism: Conservation, Education, Entertainment?
Most people are familiar with the work which good zoos do to promote conservation. Valuable in-situ projects are financed and complementary to the ex-situ research done. Education of the public goes hand in hand with this work. Zoos like to tell people about their successes and to a lesser extent their failures too. It is not all easy going.
Zoos too are a tourist destination. A good percentage of the visitors who travel to London each year will visit the zoo. Who could think of taking a holiday in Miami without visiting the Seaquarium? The picture is similar round the rest of the world. Whether the zoo is good or bad it is a day out and a large percentage of people will visit. Money from tourism is important. Some zoos would not survive without it.
The role of the zoo as a place of entertainment is sometimes overlooked and sometimes criticised but it is nonetheless a very important facet of the 'industry'. Very few people ever visit a zoo to be educated. They visit the zoo to relax, to enjoy themselves and be entertained. Good zoos have moved away from the circus style performances of yesteryear. Now people are educated under an entertainment umbrella called 'Edutainment'. Here people learn about the animals they are watching in a fun way and are educated without realising it.
This is the way forward. It is pay back time. Zoos, good zoos can raise the money to promote projects in the wild.
Zoos And Tourism
This important book is amongst the first to look at zoos specifically as tourist attractions. It takes a worldwide approach considering the many roles which the modern zoo plays. Here there is special reference to the difficulties of balancing out conservation, education and entertainment.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Re-Thinking Zoos and Tourism - Warwick Frost
Theme 1: Conservation Chapter
2: Zootourism and the Conservation of Threatened Species: A Collaborative Program in the Philippines - Corazon Catibog-Sinha
Chapter 3: A Typology of Animal Displays in Captive Settings - Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam
Chapter 4: Ecotourism and the Commodification of Wildlife: Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Zoos - Stephen Wearing and Chantelle Jobberns
Chapter 5: The Rhetoric Versus the Reality: A Critical Examination of the Zoo Proposition - Liam Smith, Betty Weiler and Sam Ham
Chapter 6: Conservation, Education or Entertainment: What Really Matters to Zoo Visitors? - Sharon Linke and Caroline Winter
Theme 2: New Directions
Chapter 7: Fun, Fascination and Fear: Exploring the Construction and Consumption of Aquarium Shark Exhibits - John Dobson
Chapter 8: Singapore Zoo and Night Safari - Joan Henderson
Chapter 9: Heterogeneous Spaces of Tourism and Recreation at Mumbai Zoo, India - Kevin Hannam
Chapter 10: Zoos as tourist attractions: theme parks, protected areas or museums? - Warwick Frost
Theme 3: The Visitor Experience
Chapter 11: Up Close and Personal: Rethinking Zoos and the Experience Economy - Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing
Chapter 12: Feeding Time at the Zoo: Food Service and Attraction Management - Phillipp Boksberger, Markus Shuckert and Richard Robinson
Chapter 13: The Value of Zoo Volunteer Programs - Kirsten Holmes and Karen Smith
Chapter 14: I Can't Look: Disgust as a Factor in the Zoos Experience - Nancy Cushing and Kevin Markwell
Chapter 15: Visitor Expectations and Visit Satisfaction at Zoos - Gary Crilley
Theme 4: Media
Chapter 16: Zoos and the Media - Peter Mason
Chapter 17: Zoos Victoria: Branding, Marketing and Designing Multi-Location Zoos - Leanne White
Chapter 18: From Winnie-the-Pooh to Madagascar: Fictional Media Images of the Zoo Experience - Warwick Frost
Conclusion
Chapter 19: Zoos and Tourism in a Changing World - Warwick Frost
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