Format:
XVIII, 318 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt
ISBN:
0415489997
,
9780415489997
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility 16
Content:
"The world's polar regions are attracting more interest than ever before. Once regarded as barren, inhospitable places where only explorers go, the north and south polar regions have been transformed into high profile tourism destinations, increasingly visited by cruise ships as well as becoming accessible with direct flights. Tourism is seen as one of the few economic opportunities in these regions but at the same time the polar regions are being opened up to tourism development they are being affected by a number of new factors that are interconnected to travel and tourism. Climate change, landscape and species loss, increasing interest in energy resources and minerals, social changes in indigenous societies, and a new polar geopolitics all bring into question the sustainability of polar regions and the place of tourism within them
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0203851803
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203851807
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Polargebiete
;
Ökotourismus
;
Umweltverträglichkeit
;
Aufsatzsammlung
