Natural Resource and Environmental Economics by Roger Perman

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics by Roger Perman

Whales and dolphins are icons for the conservation movement. They are the most conspicuous ambassadors for entire marine ecosystems and possibly even for the biosphere as a whole. Concurrent with our realisation of impending threats to their environment is a growing scientific understanding of the social and cognitive complexity of many of these species.

This book brings together experts in the relevant diverse fields of cetacean research, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins. The authors consider this new information in the context of how different human cultures from around the world view cetaceans and their protection, including attitudes to whaling. They show how new information on issues such as cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, warrants a significant shift in global perceptions of this group of animals and how these changes might be facilitated to improve conservation and welfare approaches.

Dr. Ann Selvaranee Balasingam is currently the Head School of Hospitality & Tourism Faculty of Business, Hospitality & Humanities at Nilai university in Malaysia. She has been working in the hospitality industry since her teenage years before venturing into academia since 2008 after obtaining her Master in Business Administration from the University of Western Australia and PhD in Tourism from University Putra Malaysia (UPM). She has been teaching business and hospitality courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. She is also an active member of the Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia (TEAM). Her area of research is in sustainable tourism with a focus on Malaysian homestays and tourism sustainability.

Dr. Yue Ma is an early career researcher. She is currently a lecturer in tourism and society, and a member of the Tourism Research and Education Network (TRENd) at the University of Tasmania. Yue received her PhD in December 2019 from University of Tasmania. Her research has included: water-gender-tourism nexus; sustainable development of Chinese national parks; tourism education during pandemic, Chinese outbound tourism, Chinese culture and social media in research.