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Zoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major attractions. Nature-based attractions constructed in artificial settings, they face the challenge of trying to balance potentially conflicting aims of conservation, education and entertainment. The best are continually developing fresh and effective techniques on visitor interpretation and management, the worst highlight the manipulation of animals for human gratification. Taking a global approach, this book examines the problems and paradoxes of zoos as they try to balance their roles as visitor attractions while repositioning themselves as leading conservation agencies.
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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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Dr Warwick Frost lectures in Tourism and the Environment at La Trobe University in Australia. His research interests include natural and cultural heritage, tourist attractions and the interplay between tourism and popular culture. He also researches in Environmental History. He was the co-editor (with C. Michael Hall) of Tourism and National Parks (2009) and is a co-convenor of the biennial International Tourism and Media Conferences.