Rara avis in Ultima Thule: Praefatio / Preface

The importance of education in ecotourism ventures: lessons from Rara Avis ecolodge, Costa Rica

Ecotourism is based on three main concepts: conservation and protection of the environment, supporting local cultures and economies and environmental education for both locals and tourists. Thus far much of the research has focused on the first two components; largely ignoring the importance that environmental education has in the future of ecotourism and the conservation movement as a whole. T...

PREFACE

Guilds: Communities in Ultima Online

This paper is concerned with the massively multi-player online role-playing game Ultima Online. Because of the large number of players, the evolution of sub-groups, or guilds, are very common. This document contains a general description of Ultima Online and an analysis of a particular guild. I show that the guild can be classified as a virtual community and discuss the importance of its rules ...

Preface

PREFACE