New IGNOU TS-05 Help Book Ecology, Environment and Tourism in English – BATS (Revised) Tourism Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Environment-An Introduction
Our Environment
Linkages in Nature
Biomes of the World
Communities in Nature

Block 2 – Environment and Conservation Ethics
Conservation Through Ages
Environmental Parameters and Tourism
Indian Philosophy and Environment

Block 3 – Environmental Issues and Tourism Development
Environment and Development
Concepts of Development
Responsible Tourism-Benefits

Block 4 – Environment, Community and Tourism
Access, Infrastructure and Land Use: Basic Issues
Community and Regional Assets
Multiplier Effects: Benefits and Consequences

Block 5 – Tourism as a Tool for Conservation
Practice and Potential
Site and Locational Planning
Uneven Regional/National Planning
Alternatives

Block 6 – Policy and Infrastructure
Tourism Policy and Its Impacts
Infrastructure
Environmental Degradation and Tourism
Acts and Laws
Politics of Environment

Block 7 – Pressures and Thresholds
Identifying Pressures and Understanding Thresholds
Host/Local Population
Visitor Behaviour

Block 8 – Environmental Impacts-1
Vegetation and Wildlife
Mountains

Block 9 – Environmental Impacts-2
Wetlands
Islands and Beaches
Sports-Adventure, Golf, Water
Hotels and Resorts