Tourism, health, wellbeing and protected areas / edited by Iride Azara, Eleni Michopoulou, Federico Niccolini, Derrick Taff and Alan Clarke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: tourism, health and wellbeing and protected environments -- The European protected areas approach to organizing ecotourism : a study of benchmark protected areas -- Tourism, wellbeing and cultural ecosystem services : a case study of Orség National Park, Hungary -- Sustainable tourism in natural protected areas : the points of view of hosts and guests in Sila National Park -- Wellness tourism as a complementary activity in saltpans regeneration -- A model for developing evidence-based health tourism : the case of alpine health region Salzburg, Austria -- Participatory location-based learning and ICT as tools to increase international reputation of a wellbeing destination in rural areas: a case study -- Exploring how medical voluntourism contributes to health and wellbeing in Haiti -- The interrelationship between place symbolism, memory and voluntary income schemes (VIS) : the "stick up for Stanage" campaign -- The visitor : connecting health, wellbeing and the natural environment -- Reinventing coastal health tourism through lifestyle sports : the complexities of kiteboarding in practice -- Revitalizing rural communities in Costa Rica through sustainable tourism -- Experiencing a watersports holiday as part of a rehabilitation trajectory : identifying the salutogenic mechanisms -- The potential role of public aquariain human health and well-being -- Health effects of recreation vehicle noise : laboratory evidence for mood and heartrate -- A dynamic view of visitors : the impact of others on recreation and restorative nature experiences -- Concluding remarks.