Tourism and climate change : risks and opportunities /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Becken, Susanne, 1974- (Autor), Hay, John E., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clevedon, UK ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, [2007]
Colección:Climate change, economies, and society.
Temas:
Tourism > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Climatic changes > Environmental aspects.
Tourisme.
Effets sur l'environnement.
Changement climatique.
Aspects économiques.
Etudes de cas.
Pays développés.
Pays en développement.
Climatic changes
Tourism > Environmental aspects
Klimaänderung
Tourismus
Treibhauseffekt
climate change adaptation.
climate change mitigation.
environment.
policy and planning.
tourism .
tourism management.
tourism stakeholders.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrative material
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The tourism-climate system
  • Introduction
  • The tourism system
  • The climate system
  • Examples of tourism-climate interactions
  • Conclusions
  • 3. Case studies of the tourism-climate system
  • Introduction
  • Climate change and tourism in Alpine Europe
  • Climate change and tourism in small island countries
  • Insurance, climate change and tourism
  • International aviation
  • Conclusions
  • 4. An overview of tourism
  • Introduction
  • Who is a tourist and what is tourism?
  • Tourist destinations
  • main global tourist flows
  • Economic importance of tourism
  • Observed tourism trends
  • Conclusions
  • 5. Global and regional climate change
  • Introduction
  • The causes of global climate change
  • Climate variability and extremes
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate change
  • Futures for climate and tourism
  • Uncertainties, abrupt climate change and 'surprises'
  • Conclusions.
  • 6. Methodologies for greenhouse gas accounting
  • Introduction
  • Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
  • Accounting framework
  • Bottom-up analysis of tourism industries
  • Bottom-up analysis of tourist travel behaviour
  • Top-down analysis
  • Conclusions
  • 7. Climate change mitigation measures
  • Introduction
  • Transport
  • Tourism businesses
  • Carbon compensation projects for tourism
  • Conclusions
  • 8. Climate change-related risks and adaptation
  • Introduction
  • Overview of adaptation
  • A risk-based approach to adaptation by the tourism sector
  • Characterisation and management of climate change-related risks to tourism
  • Conclusions
  • 9. Climate change policies and practices for tourism
  • Introduction
  • Global context
  • Underlying policy principles
  • Business practices and managing climate change
  • National policy making
  • Conclusions
  • 10. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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