Tourism and oil : preparing for the challenge / Susanne Becken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becken, Susanne, 1974- author.

Series:

Tourism Essentials

Tourism essentials ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Environmental aspects.

Tourism.

Sustainable tourism.

Climatic changes.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Energy consumption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol, United Kingdom ; Buffalo, New York : Channel View Publications, [2015]

Summary:

This book is the first to examine oil constraints and tourism, and addresses one of the key challenges for the tourism industry in the future. It provides an estimate of how much oil tourism consumes globally and summarises state-of-the-art information on oil resources, oil data and public discourse. The volume also offers an analysis of the economic implications of increasing oil prices for tourism and discusses key dimensions relevant for tourism in a post peak oil world. It will be useful for tourism stakeholders globally, postgraduate students in tourism and resource management, ecological

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; 1 Introduction; 2 A Thirsty Sector: Oil Requirements of Tourism; 3 The Sky is the Limit: Growth Expectations for Tourism; 4 The End of Plenty: Physical Constraints; 5 Socio-Political Challenges of Addressing Peak Oil; 6 The Economic Impact of Oil Prices on Tourism; 7 Pathways to Post-Peak Tourism; 8 Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781845414900

184541490X

9781845414887

1845414888

9781845414894

1845414896

OCLC:

900827324