Tourism And Change In Polar Regions (Contemporary Geographies Of Leisure, Tourism And Mobility)

This timely volume provides a contemporary account of tourism and its impacts in polar regions. It explores the development and prospects of polar tourism, as well as tourism's impacts and associated change at high latitudes from environmental, economic, social and political perspectives. It draws on cutting edge research from both the Arctic and Antarctic to provide a comparative review and illustrate the real life issues arising from tourism's role in these regions. Integrating theory and practice the book fully evaluates varying perspectives on polar tourism and proposes actions that could be taken by local and global management to achieve a sustainable future for polar regions and development of tourism."--Pub. desc.

• | Author: C. Michael Hall, Jarkko Saarinen
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Apr 10, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138880663
• | ISBN-13: 9781138880665