Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change / / ed. by C. Michael Hall, James Higham.

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• MitwirkendeR: Aall, Carlo,; Abegg, Bruno,; Becken, Susanne,; Bürki, Rolf,; Ceron, Jean-Paul,; Craig-Smith, Stephen,; Dewar, Keith,; Dubois, Ghislain,; Elsasser, Hans,; Freitas, C.R. de,; Frändberg, Lotta,; Gössling, Stefan,; Hall, C. Michael,; Harrison, S.J.,; Higham, James,; Høyer, Karl G.,; Johnson, R.C.,; Koenig, Urs,; Loomis, John B.,; Mather, Sue,; McBoyle, Geoff,; Peeters, Paul,; Perry, Allen,; Preston-Whyte, R.A.,; Richardson, Robert B.,; Ruhanen, Lisa,; Scott, Daniel,; Simmons, David G.,; Todd, Graham,; Trapasso, L. Michael,; Viner, David,; Wall, Geoff,; Watson, H.K.,; Winterbottom, S.J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Hall, C. Michael,; Higham, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2005]; ©2005
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2005
• שפה: English
• סדרה: Aspects of Tourism ; 22
• תיאור פיזי: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; Preface --; Part 1: Context --; Chapter 1. Introduction: Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change --; Chapter 2. The Climate-Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment --; Chapter 3. The Evolution of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector --; Part 2: The Effects of Climate Change on Tourist Flows and Recreation Patterns --; Chapter 4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows --; Chapter 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the World's Most Popular and Successful Tourist Destination Adapt to a Changing Climate? --; Chapter 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tourism under the Light of Equity Issues --; Chapter 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America: Exploring Regional Risks and Opportunities --; Chapter 8. Nature Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa --; Chapter 9. Changing Snow Cover and Winter Tourism and Recreation in the Scottish Highlands --; Chapter 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps --; Chapter 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas --; Chapter 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania --; Chapter 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuel Consumption and the Impact on the Global Climate --; Part 3: Adaptation and Response: Managing the Relationship Between Tourism, Recreation and Global Climate Change --; Chapter 14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation: The Norwegian Case --; Chapter 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Varying Perceptions --; Chapter 16. 'Everyone Talks About the Weather . . .' --; Chapter 17. Climate Change, Leisure-related Tourism and Global Transport --; Chapter 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism --; Chapter 19. Tourism as Victim, Problem or Solution: Story Lines of a Complex Industry-Environment Relation --; Chapter 20.Tourism's Contribution to Global Environmental Change: Space, Energy, Disease, Water --; Chapter 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change? --; Index
• סיכום: 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.
• פורמט: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781845410056; 9783110754377
• DOI: 10.21832/9781845410056
• גישה: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by C. Michael Hall, James Higham.

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 rel...