Disappearing destinations : climate change and future challenges for coastal tourism / edited by Andrew Jones and Michael Phillips.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Andrew L., 1958-

Phillips, Michael R., 1962-

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecotourism.

Coastal ecology.

Climatic changes.

Hospitality.

Local Subjects:

Hospitality.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Providing a thorough examination of the threats posed to destinations by tourism, this comprehensive text discusses how popular and fragile destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef could become severely damaged and forced to close to tourists if current tourism trends continue. The consequences of tourism growth, predicted changes, and management and policy responses are reviewed. The book will explore tourism in the context of climate change and vulnerable environments, exploring the situation at local level and in a wider perspective using international case studies throughout and providi.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Disappearing Destinations: Current Issues, Challenges and Polemics / Andrew Jones and Michael Phillips

2. Climate Change and its Impacts on Tourism: Regional Assessments, Knowledge Gaps and Issues / C. Michael Hall

3. Managing the Coastal Zone: Learning from Experience? / Michael Phillips

4. Definitions and Typologies of Coastal Tourism Beach Destinations / Allan Williams

5. Climate Change: Risk Management Issues and Challenges / Ian Jenkins

6. Climate Change

Law, Environment and Tourism / Paul Osborne

7. Climate Change, Tourism and the Media: Developing a Research Agenda / Peter Burns and Lyn Bibbings

8. Climate Change and the Mediterranean Southern Coasts / Giorgio Anfuso and Driss Nachite

9. Climate Change and Coastal Tourism in the Azores Archipelago / Helena Calado, [and others]

10. Climate Change and Coastal Tourism in Ireland / J.A.G. Cooper and S.W. Boyd

11. Climate Change

Coral Reefs and Dive Tourism in South-east Asia / Philip Dearden and Petch Manopawitr

12. Tourism and Climate Impact on the North American Eastern Seaboard / Zoe Hughes

13. Would You Like Ice With That? Antarctic Tourism and Climate Change / Julia Jabour

14. UK Coastal Tourism Destinations

Assessment of Perceived Climate Impacts: Issues for Destination Management, Local Governance and Public Policy Making / Andrew Jones

15. Grand Isle, Louisiana: a Historic US Gulf Coast Resort Adapts to Hurricanes, Subsidence and Sea Level Rise / Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt

16. Impact of Climate Change on Island Tourism

the Balearic Islands: Impacts, Vulnerability and Critical Management Issues / Alvaro Moreno

17. The Impact of Climate Change on Reef-based Tourism in Cairns, Australia

Adaptation and Response Strategies for a Highly Vulnerable Destination / Robyn F. Wilson and Stephen M. Turton

18. Disappearing Destinations: Recognizing Problems

Meeting Expectations

Delivering Solutions / Andrew Jones and Michael Phillips.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Disappearing destinations.

ISBN:

9781845935498

1845935497

OCLC:

706096728

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.