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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810150603321

Autore

Becken Susanne <1974->

Titolo

Tourism and climate change [[electronic resource] ] : risks and opportunities / / Susanne Becken and John E. Hay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, UK ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2007

ISBN

1-280-93496-4

9786610934966

1-84541-068-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Climate change, economy and society

Altri autori (Persone)

HayJohn E. <1943->

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Tourism - Environmental aspects

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

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 (p. 306-327) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrative Material; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Tourism-Climate System; Chapter 3 Case Studies of the Tourism-Climate System; Chapter 4 An Overview of Tourism; Chapter 5 Global and Regional Climate Change; Chapter 6 Methodologies for Greenhouse Gas Accounting; Chapter 7 Climate Change Mitigation Measures; Chapter 8 Climate Change-related Risks and Adaptation; Chapter 9 Climate Change Policies and Practices for Tourism; Chapter 10 Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the relationship between tourism and climate change. This work is a detailed analysis and assessment offering both theoretical and practical approaches to the subject. It aims to bring together research on the implications of climate change on the tourism industry.