Prospects for polar tourism /

This book examines polar tourism in its environmental, economic and cultural settings and explores the potential for growth as well as essential management for sustainability. It has 17 chapters organized in 4 parts under the following headings: (i) tourism and the polar environment; (ii) economic r...

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Other Authors: Snyder, J. (John), 1946- (Editor), Stonehouse, Bernard (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
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505 0 |a Tourism and the Polar Environment / Bernard Stonehouse -- The Growing Significance of Polar Tourism / John M. Snyder and Bernard Stonehouse -- Pioneers of Polar Tourism and Their Legacy / John M. Snyder -- Polar Tourism in Changing Environments / Bernard Stonehouse and John M. Snyder -- Economic Roles of Polar Tourism / John M. Snyder -- The Polar Tourism Markets / John M. Snyder -- Tourism in Rural Alaska / Henry Huntington, Mike Freeman, Bill Lucey, Grant Spearman and Alex Whiting -- Development of Tourism in Arctic Canada / Mike Robbins -- The Economic Role of Arctic Tourism / John M. Snyder -- Gateway Ports in the Development of Antarctic Tourism / Esther Bertram, Shona Muir and Bernard Stonehouse -- Developments in Antarctic Tourism / Bernard Stonehouse -- Antarctic Ship-borne Tourism : an Expanding Industry / Esther Bertram -- Antarctic Adventure Tourism and Private Expeditions / Machiel Lamers, Jan H. Stel and Bas Amelung -- Antarctic Scenic Overflights / Thomas Bauer -- Antarctic Tourism : What are the Limits? / Denise Landau and John Splettstoesser -- Antarctic Tourism Research : the First Half-Century / Bernard Stonehouse and Kim Crosbie -- Managing the New Realities / John M. Snyder and Bernard Stonehouse -- Managing Polar Tourism : Issues and Approaches / John M. Snyder -- Tourism on South Georgia : a Case for Multiple Resource Management / John M. Snyder and Bernard Stonehouse -- Tourism Management on the Southern Oceanic Islands / Phillip Tracey -- Tourism Management for Antarctica / Esther Bertram and Bernard Stonehouse. 
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520 3 |a This book examines polar tourism in its environmental, economic and cultural settings and explores the potential for growth as well as essential management for sustainability. It has 17 chapters organized in 4 parts under the following headings: (i) tourism and the polar environment; (ii) economic roles of polar tourism; (iii) developments in Antarctic tourism; and (iv) managing the new realities. The book will appeal to researchers in tourism, ecology and environmental studies, and to those involved in developing sustainable polar tourism. It has a subject index. 
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650 7 |a Sustainability.  |2 cabt 
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