Tourism, climate change and sustainability / / edited by Maharaj Vijay Reddy and Keith Wilkes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828057703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012; Abingdon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-47167-7; 1-283-60607-0; 9786613918529; 1-136-47168-5; 0-203-12895-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ReddyMaharaj Vijay <1977->; WilkesKeith <1951->
• Disciplina: 338.4791
• Soggetti: Tourism - Environmental aspects; Sustainable tourism; Climatic changes
• 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: Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of figures and tables; Foreword; List of contributors; PART I Sustainability, climate change and tourism: conceptual issues; 1 Tourism and sustainability: transition to a green economy; 2 Social representations of climate change: exploring the perceived links between climate change, the drive for sustainability and tourism; 3 Facilitating sustainable innovations for SMEs in the tourism industry: identifying factors of success and barriers to adoption in Australia; 4 Tourism industry responses to climate change in Hawaii: an exploratory analysis of knowledge and responsesPART II Responses and initiatives of regional, national and international agencies; 5 Sustainable tourism development and climate change: opportunities in UNESCO biosphere reserves; 6 Interpreting climate projections for tourism planning in South-West England; 7 Climate change policy responses of Australian and New Zealand national governments: ; implications for sustainable tourism; 8 Key players in the environmental performance of tourism enterprises; PART III Emerging techniques and research implications9 Tourism sensitivity to climate change mitigation policies: lessons from recent surveys; 10 The importance of visitor perceptions in estimating how climate change will affect future tourist flows to the Great Barrier Reef; 11 Tourism adaptation to climate change in the South Pacific; 12 Scenarios of climate change and impacts on Brazilian tourism: a case study of the Brazilian north coast tourism region; 13 The role of climate change in tourism development strategies: a sustainability perspective in tourism strategies in the Nordic countries14 Tourism and climate change in southern Africa: sustainability and perceived impacts and adaptation strategies of the tourism industry to changing climate and environment in Botswana; 15 Contradictions in climate concern: performances at home and away; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses many of the key themes that are seen as challenges to achieve sustainability and to mitigate climate change impacts in the near future, in the tourism sector. In particular it focuses on the economic drivers for growth in tourism as they relate to sustainable development, low-carbon travel and climate change impacts. A major feature is the integration of climate change and sustainability challenges, rather than treating them separately or with sustainability as an add-on. The first group of chapters addresses conceptual issues concerning the relationships between