Main writings and publications

Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin is author or co-author of over 140 books, articles, reports and essays on the subjects of ecotourism, architecture, design, ecology, housing, conservation, regional planning, plastic arts, music, and ornithology.

2016Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto de Desarrollo Ecoturístico para Coyote Canyon Adventures en Boca de la Cañada, Municipio de San Miguel de Allende, Estado de Guanajuato, México, for Coyote Canyon Adventures.
2016 Plan maestro ecoturístico y rediseño de instalaciones en el Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín, Huila, Colombia, for FONTUR, Colombia.
2015Report on Master Plan and Preliminary Architectural Design of Ecoaldeas Kukulcán in Yucatán, Mexico, for Waserthec.
2014Report on Master Plan and Architectural Design of Recreational and Ecotourism Center in Mazamitla, Jalisco, Mexico, for Mr. Jorge Franco and the Ruiz Villanueva family.
2013Ecolodge Development around the World: True Sustainable Architecture in Ecotourism. In Sustainable Tourism. A Small Business Handbook for Success by Pamela Lanier. Eco Go.org, Sonoma, California, USA.
2013Preface: The 30th Anniversary of Ecotourism. In Opportunities and Challenges of Ecotourism in ASEAN Countries. Edited by Seong-il Kim et al. Seoul National University, Korea.
2013México en tus Manos (co-author). DIMSA, México DF.
2012Ecolodge Development Around the World: The Need for True Sustainable Architecture in Ecotourism. Online article in www.ecogo.org web site.
2012 Plan de Negocios para el Desarrollo del Turismo de Naturaleza en Colombia (co-author). Tourism & Leisure.
2011Plan maestro y anteproyecto arquitectónico para un Desarrollo Ecoturístico e Inmobiliario en la Isla de Holbox, Quintana Roo, México for PMH/Cibola Group.
2011Estudios preliminares para el desarrollo de un Centro Ecoturístico en Chococente, Nicaragua.
2010 Identificación de Destinos y Circuitos Ecoturísticos Alternativos en la región del Cusco, Perú, for OGD/Dircetur/AATC.
2010Avant-propos: Le développement de l’écotourisme dans le monde. In L’Ecotourisme visité para les Acteurs Territoriaux. Presses de l’Université du Québec. Québec, Canada.
2009Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto Arquitectónico para el desarrollo de un Centro Ecoturístico y Biomuseo en la Estación Experimental “El Tormento”, for SECTUR Campeche, México.
2009 Planes Maestros y Proyectos Arquitectónicos para cinco desarrollos ecoturísticos en México (Estados ……. de Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Campeche y Morelos), for FIRCO-SAGARPA and Universidad .Autónoma de Querétaro, México.
2009Foreword to Otras Formas de Turismo by Luis Vicente Elías Pastor. Editorial Trillas. México, DF.
2008Plan Maestro y Proyecto Arquitectónico para un Fraccionamiento Campestre Ecológico y Ecoturistico en la región de Creel, Chihuahua, México for Miran S.A. de C.V. and The Milburn Foundation International.
2008 Ecotourism and Ecolodge Development in the 21st Century. In Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas, Edited by A. Stronza and W.H. Durham. Stanford University. CABI. Cambridge, USA.
2007 Environmental design consultancy on the Kinabalu Resort & Spa Project, Sabah (Borneo),Malaysia, for Mr. Albert Teo.
2007 Estudios preliminares para 10 Proyectos Ecoturísticos en Microcuencas, FIRCO-Colegio de Postgraduados, México.
2007 Desarrollo del Plan Maestro para El Parque Ecoturistico VSP, Baja California, México.
2006 Desarrollo del Plan Maestro para el Parque Ecoturistico Elementa, Jalisco, México.
2006 Master Plan and Preliminary Architectural Design of an Ecolodge/Ecotourism Centre in the Island of Dominica, for David Bruney and Associates.
2006 Planes Maestros de Desarrollo Ecoturístico en tres zonas del Estado de Morelos, México (incluyendo Anteproyecto Arquitectónico de un Ecoalojamiento en Tetlama), para la Secretaría de Turismo de Morelos y la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas.
2006 Anteproyecto Arquitectónico para un Ecoalojamiento en Las Negritas, Aguascalientes, México, para la Secretaría de Turismo de Aguascalientes
2005 Plan Estratégico para el Desarrollo Ecoturístico del Estado de Aguascalientes, México, para la Secretaría de Turismo de Aguascalientes.
2005 Planes Maestros de Desarrollo Turístico para la Región Sur del Estado de Quintana Roo, para el gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo.
2005 Programmatic Environmental Assessment of the Sustainable Tourism Integrated Development Plans of Northeastern Brazil (PRODETUR NE II), for the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, with UNDP/IDB funding.
2004 Guidelines for sustainable design and construction of a hotel in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (in collaboration with Fundación Natura of Barcelona).
2004 Master Plan and Preliminary Architectural Design for an Ecotourism / Ecotherapy Center and Ecolodges in Dominican Republic for the Alvarez Foundation.
2004 Guidelines for Tourism Congestion Management at Cultural and Natural Sites, para World Tourism Organization (WTO), en colaboración con CHEDI (Culture, Heritage & Developpement – International). WTO, Madrid.
2003 Report on Guiding Principles and Recommendations for a National Ecotourism Strategy for Egypt, for PA Consulting Group and Government of Egypt (2003).
2003 Opinión Técnica Especializada sobre el Potencial del Ecoturismo en la Región Centro de Chiapas, México. Report to Fondo Acción, Banco Interamericano De Desarrollo (BID) y Banamex.
2003 Proyecto Ejecutivo de un Ecoalojamiento en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka’an, Q.R., México. Report to Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), la Comisión Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) de México, FONATUR y PNUD.
2003 Desarrollo de un Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto Ecoturístico en la Isla de Altamura, Sinaloa, México. Report to Altamura Desarrollos. México, D.F..
2002 Environmentally-friendly Design and Planning of Sustainable Tourism Facilities in Protected Areas. En Parks, Vol. 12, N° 1: 11-16. IUCN. Gland, Switzerland.
2002 Prefacio a Global Ecotourism Policies and Case Studies. Número Especial de Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 5 Nos. 3&4, 2002 : 168-172. Editado por Michael Lück y Torsten Kistges. Clevedon, UK.
2002 The Business of Ecotourism. En Business Today, February 2002 (entrevistado por Vik Newswaran Nair).
2002 How Green is my Valley. En Metropolis, June 2002: 118-121 (entrevistado por Jonathan Lerner) New York City.
2002 Environmentally-friendly Design and Planning of Sustainable Tourism Facilities. En Ecotourism and Environment Handbook. Edited by Mandip Singh Soin, FRGS. PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), India Chapter, New Delhi, India.
2002 Trouble in Paradise. Can the Earth survive ecotourism? En Newsweek International Edition July -29-2002: 42-43 (entrevistado por Adam Piore)
2002 Contribución a International Ecolodge Guidelines (co-autor de Capítulos 1 y 3: Physical Planning and Architectural Design), publicado por The International Ecotourism Society, Burlington, VT.
2001 Consolidación Autofinanciera de las Areas Naturales Protegidas en México a través del Desarrollo Sustentable del Ecoturismo (Fase 1-A). Report for Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales SEMARNAT. México, DF.
2001 Integrating Biodiversity Conservation Planning into the Tourism Sector. En Industry and Environment, Vol. 24 N° 3-4, July-December 2001: 38-41. UNEP. París, Francia.
2001 Diagnóstico y Análisis de Potencialidades de Proyectos y Programas Ecoturísticos en el Estado de Tocantins, Brasil. Report to Ruschmann Consulting. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2001 Evaluación del Ordenamiento Ecoturístico del Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia. Report to Ministerio del Medio Ambiente de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
2001 Integrating Biodiversity into the Tourism Sector: Best Practice and Country Case Studies. Study for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/UNDP/GEF/BPSP). Nairobi.
2000 Ecolodge Project for the North West Cape. Report for the Western Australia Tourism Commission, Perth, Australia.
2000 National Parks and Tourism. Report for the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the government of Libya, Tripoli, Libya.
2000 Aves Comunes de México (co-author) (103 pages, 113 color photos). Editorial Diana, Mexico.
2000 Valorisation des Potentialités Touristiques: Strategie de Developpement des Villes de Nouakchott et Nouadhibou (Mauritanie). Report for the World Bank and the government of Mauritania. Republique Islamique de Mauritanie.
2000 Birdwatching and Ecotourism. En Ecotourism Newsletter of the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation, August 2000: 3-6
1999 Ecotourism Master Plan for Socotra Island, Yemen. Report for UNOPS (United Nations Office por Project Services)/GEF (Global Environment Facility).
1999 National Ecotourism Strategy for Yemen. World Tourism Organization/UNDP/Government of Yemen. Madrid, Spain.
1998 A Visitor Use Plan for Ankarafantsika National Park. Report to Conservation International. Washington, DC.
1998 Introduction to Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners and Managers Vol. II , The International Ecotourism Society (TIES). N. Bennington, VT, USA.
1998 Ecoturismo: Naturaleza y Desarrollo Sostenible (216 pages with 32 color illustrations), Editorial Diana, México D.F. To read whole book go to: https://es.scribd.com/document/47617049/ECOTURISMO-NATURALEZA-Y-DESARROLLO-SOSTENIBLE
1998 Bird-watching and Ecotourism. In The International Ecotourism Society Newsletter, First Quarter 1998: 1-3.
1998 The Socio-Economic Importance of Birding Tourism Around the World. In Ecotourism and Island Birds. International Symposium. Miyake-Jima, Japan, May 1998.
1997 Concept paper on Ecolodge Development in Coastal and Desert Zones of Egypt. Report to Winrock International (funded by USAID). Arlington, Va, USA.
1997 Consideraciones Ecologicas en el Proyecto Hotelero de Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Report to Grupo Posadas. Mexico, DF.
1997 Desarrollo de un Plan Maestro y Anteproyecto Arquitectonico Ecoturistico para el Parque Punta Sur de la Isla de Cozumel, QuintanaRoo, Mexico. Report for the Fundacion de Parques y Museos de Cozumel. Cozumel, Mexico.
1997 Contribution to the Berlin Declaration Conserving Biological Dversity Through Sustainable Development of Tourism, prepared by the Bundesamt für Naturschutz of Germany, for the International Conference of Environment Ministers on Biodiversity and Tourism (within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity), Berlin, Germany.
1997 The Father of Ecotourism: Ecotourism Revisited. In African Panorama: 21-27. Vol. 41, Nº 4. (Interview with HCL by Chris van der Merwe). Johannesburg, South Africa.
1997 Aventuras de un Ecoturista Mexicano en Sudáfrica. In Nuevo Siglo-El Universal: 8-11. Año 6, Número 255. 12 de enero de 1997. (Interview with HCL by Gabriel Ceballos-Orpinel). Mexico, DF, Mexico.
1997 Ecotourism Around The World: Its Role In Conserving Natural And Cultural Heritage. In Parks and Grounds, Nº 94/1997: 40-41. Johannesburg, South Africa.
1997 What is Ecotourism? In Conserva, the Magazine for the Environment, a publication of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa: 4-7. Vol. 11. Nº 4. (Interview with HCL by Willie van Heerden). Pretoria, South Africa.
1997 Making the Grade: How Green is your Game Lodge? In Keeping Track”, Environmental Journal: 42-44. April-May 1997. Interviewed by Chris van der Merwe. Sandston, South Africa.
1997 Asesoria Sobre Turismo Basado en Atractivos Naturales y Culturales del Mundo Maya. Report for Grupo Posadas. Mexico, DF.
1997 Natural Retreats, the Eco-friendly Way to Travel: Back to Nature. In Egypt Today: 64-71. June 1997. Interview with HCL and description of his work in Egypt by Eleanor Curtis. Cairo, Egypt.
1997 Estudio para Determinar el Potencial Ecotristico de la Region de las Huastecas, Mexico. Report to Fideicomiso Huastecas de Mexico. Mexico, DF.
1997 Uso Público en Areas Protegidas de la Amazonía. Report to FAO/Naciones Unidas. Reserva de Manu, Perú.
1996 Tourism, Ecotourism, and Protected Areas: The State of Nature-based Tourism Around the World and Guidelines for its Development. 315 pages. IUCN-World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland.
1996 Estudio sobre Estrategias Ecoturisticas para la Amazonia Ecuatoriana. 102 pages. WTO/Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador.
1996 Estructura Curricular para la Ensenanza del Ecoturismo a Diferentes Niveles. Universidad de Quintana Roo, Mexico.
1996 Malaysian National Ecotourism Plan (co-author). WWF-Malaysia/Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. 7 volumes, 1,297 pages. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
1996 Ecotourism or a Second Cancún in Quintana Roo? In The International Ecotourism Society Newsletter, Third Quarter 1996: 1-3.
 
1995 Estudio Socioeconomico y Estudio del Sitio en la Region de Los Altos de Chiapas para un Proyecto de Ecoturismo. FONATUR, Mexico, DF.
1995 Overview on Ecotourism Around the World. In Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md., U.S.: 195-197.
1995 Ecotourism: An Introduction. In Integrating People and Wildlife for a Sustainable Future. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md., U.S.: 191-194 (co-author, with A.J.T. Johnsingh).
1995 La Ruta Maya. In The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, UK: 307-317.
1995 Politicas de Turismo en las Areas Naturales Protegidas del Ecuador. GEF/UNDP/INEFAN. Quito, Ecuador.
1994 WTO Sectoral Support Mission to Malaysia on Development of Ecotourism (for WTO). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1994 Proyecto de Consultoria en Ecoturismo para el Parque Natural de la Zona Volcanica de la Garrotxa: Informe Tecnico. Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Medio Ambient. España).
1994 Ecotourism Report for SUBIR Project (Phase II). US-AID/INEFAN. Quito, Ecuador.
1994 Plan Maestro de Ecoturismo del Delta del Ebro. Departament del Medi Ambient, Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain (versions in Spanish and Catalan).
1994 Estrategia Nacional de Ecoturismo para México. 207 pages. Secretaría de Turismo, México, DF. To read three chapters of this National Ecotourism Strategy for México, please consult: http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/ceballos1.html
1993 Promocion del Ecoturismo dentro de la Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Cuyabeno. Proyecto Profors (GTZ/MAG), Quito, Ecuador.
1993 Diagnostico y Bases Preliminares para el Desarrollo del Ecoturismo en Centro America. OMT (World Tourism Organization)/SITCA/UNDP. Managua, Nicaragua, 191 pp. (co-author, co-editor with V. Tercero).
1993 The Birds of Mexico. 2nd (revised) Edition. BBC Publishing Co., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 99 pp. (co-author, with R. Wilson).
1993 Dominica Ecotourism Planning: Preliminary Report. UNDP. Roseau, Dominica.
1993 Introduction: Ecotourism as a Worldwide Phenomenon. In Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners and Managers (K. Lindberg, D. Hawkins, Eds.). The Ecotourism Society, Alexandria, Va, USA: 1-3
1993 Roads Less Travelled (interview with HCL by L. Griffith). In WWF News Nº 81, Gland, Switzerland: 13-16.
1992 Guidelines: Development of National Parks and Protected Areas for Tourism. WTO/UNEP/IUCN. Madrid, Spain, 53 pp. (co-author, with J.A. McNeely and J. Thorsell). (available in English, French, Spanish and Russian editions).
1992 Tourists for Conservation (interview with HCL by J. Rowley). In People & the Planet Vol. 1, Nº 3, London: 28-30.
1992 Una nova cultura mediambiental del turisme (interview with HCL by L. Fernandez). In Medi Ambient. Tecnologia i Cultura, Nº 3, Barcelona, Spain: 48-55, (in Catalan, English and Spanish).
1992 Potencial del Ecoturismo Para una Mejor Forma de Vida. In Ambiente, Nº 44, Caracas, Venezuela: 32-34.
1991 Ecotourism and the Conservation of Natural Areas. In NACS-JAPAN Journal, Nº 57 (Sept), Tokyo, Japan: 14-18 (in Japanese).
1991Tourism, Ecotourism and Protected areas. In Parks, Vol. 2, Nº 3, IUCN, Cambridge, UK: 31-35
1991 El Potencial del Ecoturismo. In Revista Intercontinental de Turismo, Vol. 2, Nº 1 (Mar), Mexico, DF: 107-110.
1990 La Ruta Maya: A Transfrontier Ecocultural Tourism Circuit in The Yucatan Region. In Parks on the Borderline: Experience in Transfrontier Conservation (J. Thorsell, Ed.). IUCN, Gland, Switz.
1990 Mexico Ecotourism Report. In Ecotourism: The Potentials and Pitfalls (E. Boo). WWF-USA, Washington, DC, USA: 107-138
1990 El Potencial del Ecoturismo en Mexico. In Primer Foro Nacional de Ecologia y Turismo: Memoria, SEDUE, Mexico, DF: 37-42.
1990 Nature-Oriented Tourism in the State of Guerrero, Mexico: Issues and Recommended Policies for Local Economic Development. Working Paper Nº. 59. Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development. Washington, DC, USA. 37 pp. (co-author, with Art Pedersen).
1989 Estudios Preliminares para la Planeacion Integral y Conservacion del Patrimonio Ecologico y Cultural de la Region Maya: 'La Ruta Maya'. Study for Instituto SEDUE, Mexico, DF, 46 pp.
1989 Rare and unusual birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero. In Aves Mexicanas, Vol. 2(2), Nº 89-2 (Dec), Tucson, Arizona, USA: 1-3
1989 Alternatives for Nature-based Sustainable Tourism in the Mexican State of Guerrero. Federal Commission for International Migration, Washington, DC, USA, 37 pp. (co-author, with A. Pedersen).
1989 Ecotourism: Conservation Meets Capitalism (cover-story). In Mexico Journal, Vol. II, Nº 32, Mexico, DF: 16-24.
1988 El Arte de Francisco Eppens y su Interrelacion con la Arquitectura. In Francisco Eppens (R. Valdiosera), UNAM, Mexico, DF: 117-119.
1988 The Future of Ecotourism. In Mexico Journal, Vol. I, Nº 17, Mexico, DF: 13-14.
1987 Ecological and Cultural Tourism in Mexico as a Means of Conservation and Socioeconomic Development. In Proceedings of the International Forum 'Conservation of theAmericas', held in Indianapolis, November 18-20, 1987. Partners for Livable Places, Washington, DC, USA.
1986 Estudio de Prefactibilidad Socioeconomica del Turismo Ecológico y Anteproyecto Arquitectonico y Urbanistico del Centro de Turismo Ecologico de Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Study for SEDUE, Mexico, DF, 156 pp.
1986 The Birds of Mexico City: An Annotated Check-list and Bird-finding Guide. BBC Publishing Co., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, 64 pp. (co-author, with R. Wilson).
1986 Observando Aves en Ciudad de Mexico. In PRONATURA, Vol. III, Nº 1 (Jan/Feb), Mexico, DF: 2-7.
1984 Ecotechniques Applied to Urban Development and Housing: SEDUE's ECODUVI Project. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Passive and Low-Energy Ecotechniques (PLEA 84), held in Mexico City, August 6-11, 1984, Pergamon Press, Mexico, DF: 806-818.
1981 Diseño Ambiental en la Vivienda. In Arquitectura y Sociedad, (Nº 35), Mexico, DF: 12-16.
1976 Informacion Preliminar sobre el Parque Natural de la Ballena Gris en Guerrero Negro, Baja California. Study for INDECO, Mexico, 27 pp.
1974 La Prefabricacion y la Vivienda en Mexico. Centro de Investigaciones Arquitectonicas. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico, DF, 150 pp.