Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change. ([2005])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham.
• Editors: Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-; Higham, James E. S
• Contents: 1. Introduction C. Michael Hall & James Higham; 2. The Climate-Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment, C. R. de Freitas; 3. Tracing the Development of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector, Daniel Scott, Geoff Wall & Geoff McBoyle;SECTION II THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURIST FLOWS AND RECREATION PATTERNS4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows, Sue Mather, David Viner & Graham Todd; 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the Worlds Most Popular Tourist Destination Adjust to a Changing Climate? Allen Perry; 6. Why Should French Tourism Pay Attention to Climate Change? Jean-Paul Ceron & Ghislain Dubois; 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America, Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle, & Geoff Wall; 8. Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa, R.A. Preston-Whyte & H. Watson; 9. Changing Snow-cover and Winter Tourism in the Scottish Highlands, S.J. Harrison, S.J. Winterbottom & R.C. Johnson; 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps, Rolf Bürki, Hans Elsasser, Bruno Abegg, & Urs Koenig; 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas, Robert B. Richardson & John B. Loomis; 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania, Stephen Craig-Smith & Lisa Ruhanen; 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuels and the Resulting Impacts on Climate Change, Susanne Becken & David Simmons;SECTION III ADAPTATION AND RESPONSE14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation, Carlo Aall & Karl G Høyer; 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Industry and Tourist Perceptions, L. Michael Trapasso; 16. Doing Something About the Weather, Keith Dewar; 17. Climate Change and Transport for Tourism, Paul Peeters; 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism, Karl G. Høyer & Carlo Aall; 19. Tourism as victim, problem or solution: Story lines of a complex industry-environment relation, Lotta Frändberg; 20. Tourism's Contribution to Global Environmental Change, Stefan Gössling; 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change?, James Higham & C. Michael Hall
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Channel View Publications
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Subjects: 363.738/741; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Conservation of the environment; THE ENVIRONMENT; Tourism -- Environmental aspects; Outdoor recreation -- Environmental aspects; Climatic changes; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Conservation of the environment; THE ENVIRONMENT
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845413149; 1845413148
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