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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765873603321

Autore

Gössling Stefan

Titolo

Tourism and global environmental change : ecological, social, economic and political interrelationships / / edited by Stefan Gossling and C. Michael Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2006

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-23418-X

1-134-23419-8

1-280-46321-X

9786610463213

0-203-01191-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility

Altri autori (Persone)

GosslingStefan

HallColin Michael <1961->

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Tourism - Environmental aspects

Global environmental change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. An Introduction to Tourism and Global Environmental Change; 2. Impacts of Global Environmental Change on Tourism in the Pola Regions; 3. Global Environmental Change and Mountain Tourism; 4. Lakes and Streams; 5. Tourism and Forest Ecosystems; 6. The Coastal and Marine Environment; 7. Deserts and Savannah Regions; 8. Tourism Urbanisation and Global Environmental Change; 9. Tourism, Disease and Global Environmental Change: The Fourth Transition?; 10. Tourism and Water

11. Extreme Weather Events12. Tourism, Biodiversity and Global Environmental Change; 13. The Role of Climate Information in Tourist Destination Choice Decision Making; 14. Restructuring the Tourist Industry: New Marketing Perspectives for Global Environmental Change; 15. US Ski Industry Adaptation to Climate Change: Hard, Soft and Policy



Strategies; 16. The Example of the Avalanche Winter 1999 and the Storm Lotharin the Swiss Alps; 17. Tourists and Global Environmental Change: A Possible Scenario in Relation to Nature and Authenticity; 18. Conclusion: Wake up ... This is Serious; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This fascinating book is the first comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political interrelationships between tourism and global environmental change: one of the most significant issues facing humankind today. Its contributors argue that the impacts of these changes are potentially extremely serious both for the tourism industry, and for the communities dependent upon it.Integrating knowledge from the social and physical sciences, this significant book explores they key issues surrounding global environmental change, as well as government and industry willingness