Polar Tourism - An Environmental Perspective (Hardcover)

Tourism throughout the world raises environmental issues that are often concerned with conflicting rights and responsibilities: the inherent right of mankind to travel, the no-less inherent right of indigenous people to guard their environmental heritage, and the responsibility of governments - local, national or (in the unique case of Antarctica) international - to protect environments over which they exercise stewardship. Additionally, the presence of international commercial enterprises, especially marine and other mass transport modes, represent unique governance challenges.This book deals mainly with environmental issues and the management implications arising from polar tourism, one of the fastest-growing sectors of world tourism. However, many of the issues discussed here arise no less urgently in temperate and tropical wilderness areas, and indeed in any region where sensitive environments are subjected to mass tourism. The principles and guidelines discussed here are of interest and practical use in tourism studies generally.

General

Imprint:	Channel View Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Aspects of Tourism
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	June 2010
Authors:	Bernard Stonehouse • John Snyder
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-84541-146-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry
LSN:	1-84541-146-3
Barcode:	9781845411466

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