Bibliograph

Polar tourism, an environmental perspective, Bernard Stonehouse and John Snyder

Type

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Polar tourism, an environmental perspective, Bernard Stonehouse and John Snyder

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Polar tourism

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Bernard Stonehouse and John Snyder

Series statement

Aspects of tourism, 43

Sub title

an environmental perspective

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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