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College NewsIn Lecture: Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, Director General of the Programme of International Consultancy on Ecotourism

 
 
Hector Ceballos-LascurainHector Ceballos-Lascurain, an expert in the planning and development of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, park management, and environmentally-friendly architectural design will be in lecture at Colorado State University on Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Ceballos-Lascurain is Director General of the Programme of International Consultancy on Ecotourism (PICE) and Special Advisor on Ecotourism to IUCN, as well as Advisor to the World Tourism Organization.

In 1983, Ceballos-Lascurain coined the term “ecotourism” and its preliminary definition. His modified version of this definition was officially adopted by IUCN (the World Conservation Union) in 1996. Ceballos-Lascurain is an expert in the planning and development of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, park management, and environmentally-friendly architectural design.

Ceballos-Lascurain's presentation will focus on the present state and trend of ecotourism and ecolodge development around the world. He will address recent developments in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Australia. The presentation will include his advances in architectural design.

Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Place: Cherokee Park Ballroom in the Lory Student Center


The lecture is presented as part of the series International Viewpoints: Society and Conservation in the 21st Century by:
*The Warner College of Natural Resources
*The Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise Program at the College of Business
*The Built Environment at the College of Applied Human Sciences

     

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