Tourism, recreation, and climate change / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham.

Other author Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-
Other author Higham, James, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoClevedon ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, ©2005.
Descriptionxii, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesAspects of tourism ; 22
Aspects of tourism ; 22. ^A590491
Contents Introduction: tourism, recreation and climate change / C. Michael Hall, James Higham -- Climate-tourism relationship and its relevance to climate change impact assessment / C.R. de Freitas -- Evolution of the climate change issues in the tourism sector / Daniel Scott, Geoff Wall, Geoff McBoyle -- Climate and policy changes: their implications for international tourism flows / Sue Mather, David Viner, Graham Todd -- Mediterranean: how can the world's most popular and successful tourist destination adapt to a changing climate? / Allen Perry -- Greenhouse gas emissions from tourism under the light of equity issues / Ghislain Dubois, Jean-Paul Ceron -- Climate change and tourism and recreation in North America: exploring regional risks and opportunities / Daniel Scott, Geoff Wall, Geoff McBoyle -- Nature tourism and climatic change in southern Africa / R.A. Preston-Whyte, H.K. Watson -- Changing snow cover and winter tourism and recreation in the Scottish Highlands / S.J. Harrison, S.J. Winterbottom, R.C. Johnson -- Climate change and tourism in the Swiss Alps / Rolf Bürki, Hans Elasser, Bruno Abegg, Urs Koenig -- Effects of climate change on tourism demand and benefits in Alpine areas / Robert B. Richardson, John B. Loomis.
Contents Implications of climate change on tourism in Oceania / Stephen Craig-Smith, Lisa Ruhanen -- Tourism, fossil fuel consumption and the impact on the global climate / Susanne Becken, David G. Simmons -- Tourism and climate change adaptation: the Norwegian case / Carlo Aall, Karl G. Høyer -- Tourism and the ozone hole: varying perceptions / L. Michael Trapasso -- 'Everyone talks about the weather ... ' / Keith Dewar -- Climate change, leisure-related tourism and global transport / Paul Peeters -- Sustainable mobility and sustainable tourism / Karl G. Høyer, Carlo Aall -- Tourism as victim, problem or solution: story lines of a complex industry-environment relation / Lotta Fränberg -- Tourism's contribution to global environmental change: space, energy, disease, water / Stefan Gössling -- Making tourism sustainable: the real challenge of climate change? / James Higham, C. Michael Hall.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004016906
ISBN1845410041 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781845410049 (hardback : alk. paper)
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ISBN184541005X (electronic)
ISBN9781845410056 (electronic)

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