Visitors count! Guidance for protected areas on the economic analysis of visitation

Anna Spenceley; Jan Philipp Schagner; Barbara Engels; Catherine Cullinane Thomas; Mauel Engelbauer; Joel Erkkonen; Hubert Job; Liisa Kajala; Lisa Majewski; Daniel Metzler; Marius Mayer; Andrew Rylance; Manuel Woltering; Niklas Scheder; Cecile Smith-Christensen; Thiago Beraldo Souza

Visitors count! Guidance for protected areas on the economic analysis of visitation

By: Anna Spenceley, Jan Philipp Schagner, Barbara Engels, Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Mauel Engelbauer, Joel Erkkonen, Hubert Job, Liisa Kajala, Lisa Majewski, Daniel Metzler, Marius Mayer, Andrew Rylance, Manuel Woltering, Niklas Scheder, Cecile Smith-Christensen, and Thiago Beraldo Souza

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Abstract

The value of protected areas is often hidden from direct view. Once managers understand the number and behaviour of visitors they host, and the revenues and costs they generate, informed decisions on management plans and tourism strategies can be made. Demonstrating the positive impact of protected areas on the local economy can lead to greater buy-in and ownership of conservation practices and places, less poaching and land encroachment, and may also help offset some of the human-wildlife conflict where it occurs. Drawing on case studies from around the world, Visitors Count! aims to build awareness, knowledge and capacity internationally on how to best undertake economic evaluations of tourism in protected areas, and thereby contribute towards a globally acknowledged standard methodology.

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Publication type	Book
Publication Subtype	Monograph
Title	Visitors count! Guidance for protected areas on the economic analysis of visitation
ISBN	9789231004650
Year Published	2021
Language	English
Publisher	UNESCO
Contributing office(s)	Fort Collins Science Center
Description	111 p.
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