Management of Tourism Ecosystem Services in a Post Pandemic Context

Tourism and ecosystems services are interdependant and face unique challenges. This book explores the challenges faced by destinations regarding the management and restoration of their ecosystem services. Responding to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book offers unique management solutions based on best practices from Europe, America, Asia, Africa, Indonesia and island destinations. The management techniques and strategies proposed are adaptive in nature, and they are meant to protect and sustain natural and cultural ecosystem services utilized by the tourism industry. Drawing from a rich collection of international case studies, the book adopts a user-friendly pedagogic approach, while seeking to be an essential future reference to scholars, researchers, academics and industry practitioners, destination management organizations and restoration agencies.

Vanessaa G.B. Gowreesunkar, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Anant National University, India. Shem Wambugu Maingi, PhD, is a Lecturer within the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya. Felix Lamech Mogambi Ming'ate, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Studies and Community Development, Kenyatta University, Kenya

Part I: Introduction 1 Status of the Tourism Ecosystem Services: Marking More Realities Part II: Management of Natural Ecosystem Services 2Role of conservancy-based tourism in the management of natural ecosystem services in the Maasai Mara Area, Kenya 3 Community-based conservation for tourism ecosystem services at Murchison Falls conservation area, Uganda 4 The challenge of managing for ecological integrity and responsible tourism: the case of Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya Part III: Management of Cultural Ecosystems Services 5Conceptual understanding of cultural ecosystem services in tourism 6 Impact of cultural ecosystem services on livelihoods in North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve, Latvia 7 Protecting the cultural tourism ecosystem in Malaga: role of residents Part IV: Ecosystems Services and Sustainable Tourism Development 8 Ecosystems Services for urban destination development: Potential for sustainability 9 Next-practice Platforms as an Enabler of Sustainable Tourism Destination Management: Perspectives from an Asian Luxury Hotel Group's Sustainability Journey 10 Ethical consumption of ecosystem services in tourism: A Jurisprudence approach Part V: Management of Tourism Ecosystems Services Post Pandemic 11 The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on ecosystem services and community livelihoods at UNESCO world heritage site, Sundarbans 12 Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism and public transport: challenges and prospects from Malaysia 13 Post COVID19 through special interest tourism: perspective for South Africa 14 The impact of COVID-19 on cultural ecosystem service nexus: a vulnerability assessment of simien mountain national park, Ethiopia 15 Restoration of ecosystems services in Kenya's post COVID-19: a cost benefit analysis on green financing 16 When the music is over: destination ecosystem services - post pandemic solutions and challenges Part VI: Global Case Studies 17 Does whale watching contribute to conservation in marine protected areas? a case of Bahía De San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina 18 Marketing of tourism ecosystem services in times of uncertainty: lessons from a health tourism destination in Poland 19 Understanding the cultural ecosystem service of heritage tourism: the case of Jatiluwih Heritage Tourism in Bali 20 Tourism and restoration of spring ecosystem services: case study of Latvia 21 Tourism ecosystem services for MSMEs: the case of Mauritius 22 Sustainable Cultural Ecosystem Services and Community-based Tourism (CBT) models Post COVID-19 pandemic within Aberdares Conservation Area and National Park, Kenya Part VII: Conclusion 23The Future of Tourism ecosystem services Post COVID-19 Pandemic, reflections and wayward.