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Meeting the challenges of climate change to tourism : case studies of best practice /
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, ""Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity."" The scientific evidence is clear - climate change is happening and the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, ""Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity."" The scientific evidence is clear - climate change is happening and the exposure to weather-related disasters such as heat waves, forest fires, cyclones and flooding has the potential to seriously impact the tourism sector. The travel and tourism industry is both a significant contributor ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 459 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781443865098 1443865095 1322051674 9781322051673 144384893X 9781443848930 |