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

• Autore: Becken Susanne <1974->
• Pubblicazione: Clevedon, UK ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/791
• Soggetto topico: Tourism - Environmental aspects; Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; climate change; environment; policy and planning; tourism; tourism management; tourism stakeholders
• Altri autori: HayJohn E. <1943->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tourism and climate change
• ISBN: 1-280-93496-4; 9786610934966; 1-84541-068-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450575503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Climate Change, Economies and Society, No. 1