外文翻译--生态旅游内涵的若干思考.doc

中文5255字毕业设计(论文)英文翻译课题名称院系专业旅游管理专业班级姓名学号指导老师2012年5月10日ReflectionsontheConnotationsofEcotourismAbstract:Asthemostdesirableoptionforsustainabledevelop-mentoftourismindustry,ecotourismstillsuffersfromlackofaclear-cutandwidelyaccepteddefinition,posingmanyrisksandthreatsinitspractices.Basedoncollectionandcollationofvariousconceptsandexplanationsofecotourismbothathomeandabroad,thispaperreflectsonthecurrentconnotationsofecotourismintermsoffouraspects,namely,objectsofecotour-ism,ecotourists,natureofecotourismaswellastherelation-shipbetweenecotourismandcommunities.In-depthanalysiswasperformedinanefforttorevisethemisinterpretationofecotourismandprovideimplicationsforecotourisminitiatives.Themainconclusionsandfruitsofthisarticleinclude:1)Theobjectsofecotourismshouldgobeyondnatural,pristine,orevenonlyprimitivenaturalareastoincludingculturalresourcestogetherwiththeirnaturalcontextwhichalsodeservepreser-vation.2)Tourismoperators,comparedtotourists,havemoreleverageandhenceshouldshouldermoreresponsibilitiesforconservation.3)Ecotourismshouldserveasaprincipletoguidetourisminitiativestowardssustainability,ratherthanmerelyaspecialtourpackage.4)Thetheoreticfoundationwaslaidforcommunityparticipationinecotourism.Keywords:ecotourism,connotations,externality1 ConceptsandconnotationsofecotourismControversyhasalwaysexistedoverthedefinitionandessenceofecotourismsincetheformalintroductionofthetermbyCeballos-Lascurainaroundtwodecadesago.ChineseexpertsLuandWang(2001)listedaltogether73expressionsofthistermintheirpublicationTheStudyofEcotourism,someestimatesthattherehavealreadybeenatleast100definitionsofecotourism.Hereareseveraldefini-tionsofconsiderableinfluence.Asthefirstpersontousethetermofecotourism,Ceballos-Lascurain(1991)initiallydefineditas‘travelingtorelativelyundisturbedoruncon-taminatedareaswiththespecificobjectiveofstudying,admiring,andenjoyingthesceneryanditswildplantsandanimals,aswellasanyexistingculturalmanifestations(bothpastandpresent)foundintheseareas…’.TheUnitedStatesEcotourismSoci