the search for oro verde Miller, Andrew P. creator text First paperback edition. monographic xii, 131 pages ; 23 cm Ecotourism Development in Costa Rica: The Search for Oro Verde, by Andrew P. Miller, examines the use of ecotourism as a development strategy in Costa Rica and its applicability to other Central American states. Ecotourism provides an important environmental check on industry, giving the environment a voice by making its preservation an economic necessity due to the number of people who derive their income from it. The move away from agriculture to ecotourism is a natural fit because many of those who are engaged in agriculture have extensive knowledge of plants and animals that can be utilized by the ecotourism industry. Ecotourism Sustainable tourism 338 THA 1997 C155 Or. 9780739197257 0739197258