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Space tourism : the elusive dream /
This is the first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary work on the emergent phenomenon of space tourism. It is written by leading specialists and covers a wide spectrum of topics including space history and technology, the environmental, social, and legal aspects of the development of a future space to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Publishing,
[2019]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Tourism social science series ;
v. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction. The dawn of a new era?; E. Cohen & S. Spector Part I: Histories Chapter 1. Human aspirations to expand into space: A historical review; R.D. Launius Chapter 2. History of space tourism; C. Cater Part II: Imaginaries Chapter 3. Extraterrestrial life, stellar civilizations, and aliens; E. Cohen Chapter 4. Space tourism in contemporary cinema and video games; M. Ceuterick & M.R. Johnson Chapter 5. Virtual reality and space tourism; K. Damjanov & D. Crouch Part III: Advances Chapter 6. Exploring motivations of potential space tourists; J. Laing & W. Frost Chapter 7. Current space tourism developments; D. Webber Chapter 8. The regulation of space tourism; F.G. von der Dunk Part IV: Implications Chapter 9. Social relations, space travel, and the body of the astronaut; P. Dickens Chapter 10. Space tourism, capital, and identity; J. Ormrod & P. Dickens Chapter 11. Space tourism, the Anthropocene, and sustainability; S. Spector & J.E.S. Higham.