The footprint of Polar tourism : Tourist behaviour at cultural heritage sites in Antarctica and Svalbard.

This thesis aims to describe and interpret the effects of tourism on historic sites in Antarctica and Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen), and to assess the implications for management. Explorers, whalers, seal hunters, scientists and others have left many material remains in the Polar Regions that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roura, Ricardo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Barkhuis, 2011.
Colección:Circumpolar studies.
Temas:
Tourism > Environmental aspects > Norway > Svalbard.
Tourism > Environmental aspects > Polar regions > Case studies.
Sustainable tourism > Polar regions.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > Polar regions.
Cultural property > Protection > Norway > Svalbard.
Environmental impact analysis > Norway > Svalbard.
Tourisme durable > Régions polaires.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > Régions polaires.
Environnement > Études d'impact > Norvège > Svalbard.
TRAVEL > Australia & Oceania.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Cultural property > Protection
Environmental impact analysis
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration
Sustainable tourism
Tourism > Environmental aspects
Polar regions
Svalbard
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This thesis aims to describe and interpret the effects of tourism on historic sites in Antarctica and Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen), and to assess the implications for management. Explorers, whalers, seal hunters, scientists and others have left many material remains in the Polar Regions that are significant because they tell the history of the exploration and exploitation of these regions. Contemporary polar tourism represents a new phase in this exploration and exploitation of the Polar Regions. The potential for the transformation of historic sites has increased following the substan.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (325 pages)
ISBN:9789491431593
9491431595

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