Tourism and Global Environmental Change: Ecological, Economic, Social and Political Interrelationships

by G÷ssling; Stefan

• ISBN13: 9780415361316
• ISBN10: 0415361311
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This fascinating book is the first comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political interrelationships between tourism and global environmental change: one of the most significant issues facing humankind today. Its contributors argue that the impacts of these changes are potentially extremely serious both for the tourism industry, and for the communities dependent upon it.Divided into four main sections, this significant book explores tourism as both a contributor to global environmental change, and as one of the economic sectors potentially impacted by it.It investigates:* the tourism and global environmental change relationship in specific environments* global issues related to environmental change* differing perceptions of global environmental change held by tourists and the tourist industryGlobal environmental changes can now be seen in the form of heat waves, floods and storms, all of which have long-term impacts on biodiversity, extinction, water supply and the location of tourism activities. Integrating knowledge from the social and physical sciences, this book explores they key issues surrounding global environmental change, as well as government and industry willingness to meet the challenges posed by it.Comprehensive in scope, topical and integrative, this key text is essential reading for students, scholars and researchers in all aspects of tourism, geography and environmental studies.

Table of Contents

List of tables	vii
List of figures	ix
List of contributors	x
Preface	xii
Acknowledgements	xiii
An introduction to tourism and global environmental change	1	(34)
Stefan Gossling
C. Michael Hall
PART I Environments	35	(122)
Impacts of global environmental change on tourism in the polar regions	37	(17)
Margaret E. Johnston
Global environmental change and mountain tourism	54	(22)
Daniel Scott
Lakes and streams	76	(19)
Brenda E. Jones
Daniel Scott
Stefan Gossling
Tourism and forest ecosystems	95	(12)
Stefan Gossling
Thomas Hickler
The coastal and marine environment	107	(21)
Stephen J. Craig-Smith
Richard Tapper
Xavier Font
Deserts and savannah regions	128	(14)
Robert Preston-Whyte
Shirley Brooks
William Ellery
Tourism urbanisation and global environmental change	142	(15)
C. Michael Hall
PART II Global issues	157	(70)
Tourism, disease and global environmental change: the fourth transition?	159	(21)
C. Michael Hall
Tourism and water	180	(15)
Stefan Gossling
Extreme weather events	195	(16)
Chris R. De Freitas
Tourism, biodiversity and global environmental change	211	(16)
C. Michael Hall
PART III Stakeholder adaptation and perceptions	227	(94)
The role of climate information in tourist destination choice decision making	229	(22)
Jacqueline M. Hamilton
Maren A. Lau
Restructuring the tourist industry: new marketing perspectives for global environmental change	251	(11)
Szilvia Gyimothy
US ski industry adaptation to climate change: hard, soft and policy strategies	262	(24)
Daniel Scott
The example of the avalanche winter 1999 and the storm Lothar in the Swiss Alps	286	(7)
Christian J. Nothiger
Rolf Burki
Hans Elsasser
Tourists and global environmental change: a possible scenario in relation to nature and authenticity	293	(12)
Erika Andersson Cederholm
Johan Hultman
Conclusion: wake up ... this is serious	305	(16)
Stefan Gossling
C. Michael Hall
Index	321