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Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change

Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change

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Climate change is one of the major issues facing us today and has been described as a threat greater than terrorism. As the world's largest industry tourism both contributes to and will be dramatically affected by climate change. This is the first comprehensive book-level examination of the relationship between tourism and climate change, of interest not only to students of tourism but to policy makers and the industry who will have to respond to the challenges posed.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction - C. Michael Hall and James Higham 2. The Climate-Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment - C. R. de Freitas 3. Tracing the Development of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector - Daniel Scott, Geoff Wall and Geoff McBoyle 4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows - Sue Mather, David Viner and Graham Todd 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the Worlds Most Popular Tourist Destination Adjust to a Changing Climate? - Allen Perry 6. Why Should French Tourism Pay Attention to Climate Change? - Jean-Paul Ceron and Ghislain Dubois 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America - Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle and Geoff Wall 8. Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa - R.A. Preston-Whyte and H. Watson 9. Changing Snow-cover and Winter Tourism in the Scottish Highlands - S.J. Harrison, S.J. Winterbottom and R.C. Johnson 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps - Rolf Bürki, Hans Elsasser, Bruno Abegg and Urs Koenig 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas - Robert B. Richardson and John B. Loomis 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania - Stephen Craig-Smith and Lisa Ruhanen 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuels and the Resulting Impacts on Climate Change - Susanne Becken and David Simmons 14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation - Carlo Aall and Karl G Høyer 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Industry and Tourist Perceptions - L. Michael Trapasso 16. Doing Something About the Weather - Keith Dewar 17. Climate Change and Transport for Tourism - Paul Peeters 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism - Karl G. Høyer and Carlo Aall 19. Tourism as Victim, Problem or Solution: Story Lines of a Complex Industry-environment Relation - Lotta Frändberg 20. Tourism's Contribution to Global Environmental Change - Stefan Gössling 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change? - James Higham and C. Michael Hall


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845410049
  • Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1845410041
  • Publisher Date: 24 Feb 2005
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Weight: 680 gr


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