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082 0 4 _a338 THA 1997 C155 Or.
100 1 _aMiller, Andrew P.,
245 1 0 _aEcotourism development in Costa Rica :
_bthe search for oro verde /
250 _aFirst paperback edition.
300 _axii, 131 pages ;
_c23 cm
520 _aEcotourism 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.
650 0 _aEcotourism
650 0 _aSustainable tourism
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