Tourism and global environmental change : ecological, social, economic and political interrelationships / Stefan Gössling and C. Michael Hall.
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TextSeries: Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobilityPublication details: New York : Routledge ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2006.Description: xi, 323 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 041536132X (pbk.)
- 338.4791 GOS
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 338.4791 GOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100321703 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 to meet the challenges posed by it. Divided into four main sections, it investigates:
the tourism and global environmental change relationship in specific environments global issues related to environmental change differing perceptions of global environmental change held by tourists and the tourist industry.Comprehensive in scope, topical and integrative, this key text is essential reading for students, scholars and researchers in all aspects of tourism, geography and environmental studies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of tables (p. vii)
- List of figures (p. ix)
- List of contributors (p. x)
- Preface (p. xii)
- Acknowledgements (p. xiii)
- 1 An introduction to tourism and global environmental change (p. 1)
- Part I Environments (p. 35)
- 2 Impacts of global environmental change on tourism in the polar regions (p. 37)
- 3 Global environmental change and mountain tourism (p. 54)
- 4 Lakes and streams (p. 76)
- 5 Tourism and forest ecosystems (p. 95)
- 6 The coastal and marine environment (p. 107)
- 7 Deserts and savannah regions (p. 128)
- 8 Tourism urbanisation and global environmental change (p. 142)
- Part II Global issues (p. 157)
- 9 Tourism, disease and global environmental change: the fourth transition? (p. 159)
- 10 Tourism and water (p. 180)
- 11 Extreme weather events (p. 195)
- 12 Tourism, biodiversity and global environmental change (p. 211)
- Part III Stakeholder adaptation and perceptions (p. 227)
- 13 The role of climate information in tourist destination choice decision making (p. 229)
- 14 Restructuring the tourist industry: new marketing perspectives for global environmental change (p. 251)
- 15 US ski industry adaptation to climate change: hard, soft and policy strategies (p. 262)
- 16 The example of the avalanche winter 1999 and the storm Lothar in the Swiss Alps (p. 286)
- 17 Tourists and global environmental change: a possible scenario in relation to nature and authenticity (p. 293)
- 18 Conclusion: wake up ... this is serious (p. 305)
- Index (p. 321)