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Tourism and climate change : risks and opportunities / Susanne Becken and John E. Hay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Becken, Susanne, 1974-
- Series:
- Climate Change, Economies and Society, No. 1
- Climate change, economy and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Environmental aspects.
- Tourism.
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon, UK ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2007.
- Summary:
- Examines the relationship between tourism and climate change. This work is a detailed analysis and assessment offering both theoretical and practical approaches to the subject. It aims to bring together research on the implications of climate change on the tourism industry.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrative Material; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Tourism-Climate System; Chapter 3 Case Studies of the Tourism-Climate System; Chapter 4 An Overview of Tourism; Chapter 5 Global and Regional Climate Change; Chapter 6 Methodologies for Greenhouse Gas Accounting; Chapter 7 Climate Change Mitigation Measures; Chapter 8 Climate Change-related Risks and Adaptation; Chapter 9 Climate Change Policies and Practices for Tourism; Chapter 10 Conclusion; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-93496-4
- 9786610934966
- 1-84541-068-8
- OCLC:
- 476087467
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