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The contribution of tourism to climate change, and the likely consequences of climate change for key tourist destinations, has been well reported and discussed. Yet, there is a lack of evidence-based systematic practical advice as to how the tourism industry should respond to the challenge of climate change. Building on a sound conceptual understanding of the links between climate change and tourism, this book shows how the tourism sector might best respond. It not only focuses on the roles of supportive policies and institutions in ensuring a strong "enabling environment" for practical responses, but also on the practical responses themselves.
This practical approach is presented through a large number of case studies and examples which illustrate how policy and industry initiatives have been implemented in tourism, and if or why they were successful. The majority of examples come from places such as the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Nepal, and the UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the Pacific. The examples are presented within an overall framework that facilitates the translation of adaptation and mitigation policies into practice.
This book offers the tourism industry, students and academics the opportunity to advance from the earlier, more conceptual texts on tourism and climate change by taking a much more practical approach. Its global coverage, through the use of international case studies, fosters a cross-fertilisation of ideas and initiatives. This text provides a detailed analysis of best practices in the face of climate change, across countries and geographically diverse tourist destinations and operations.
| List of plates, figures and tables | p. x |
| List of acronyms | p. xvi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Tourism and climate change | p. 1 |
| Rationale and structure of the book | p. 4 |
| Recent Advances in Knowledge and Understanding | p. 8 |
| Climate change science | p. 8 |
| The climate change debate | p. 11 |
| Policy for climate change and tourism | p. 12 |
| Measuring greenhouse gas emissions by tourism | p. 15 |
| Supply-side responses to climate change | p. 18 |
| The environmental behaviour of tourists | p. 20 |
| Tourist perceptions of climate and weather | p. 23 |
| Local impacts and destination-level adaptation | p. 25 |
| Future-oriented analyses | p. 28 |
| Conclusion | p. 30 |
| Adaptation Policy, Planning and Institutions | p. 31 |
| Introduction | p. 31 |
| Ensuring a strong enabling environment | p. 33 |
| Incorporating managing climate risks into national policies and plans | p. 35 |
| Adaptation policy making and planning at the sub-national and business levels | p. 41 |
| Adaptation policy making and planning at multi-country and international levels | p. 50 |
| Conclusion | p. 52 |
| Adaptation Practice | p. 55 |
| Introduction | p. 55 |
| Incentive to travel, and appeal of potential destinations | p. 57 |
| Transport infrastructure and services used by tourists | p. 64 |
| Managing tourism's resource base | p. 72 |
| Managing tourist satisfaction, health and safety | p. 83 |
| Managing the sustainability of facilities, operations and destinations | p. 95 |
| Conclusion | p. 101 |
| Mitigation Policy | p. 103 |
| Introduction | p. 103 |
| Business level mitigation policies | p. 105 |
| Local mitigation policies | p. 112 |
| National mitigation policies | p. 116 |
| Regional level mitigation policy | p. 124 |
| International mitigation policy for tourism | p. 130 |
| Conclusion | p. 137 |
| Mitigation Practice | p. 139 |
| Introduction | p. 139 |
| Destination appeal | p. 141 |
| Transportation | p. 149 |
| Mitigation at facilities and in operations | p. 163 |
| Tourist behaviour and mitigation | p. 172 |
| Conclusion | p. 177 |
| Assessing Performance, and Learning | p. 180 |
| Introduction | p. 180 |
| Assessing the performance of mitigation policies and plans for the tourism sector | p. 182 |
| Assessing the performance of adaptation policies and plans for the tourism sector | p. 191 |
| Maladaptation in the tourism sector | p. 198 |
| Knowledge sharing and learning | p. 199 |
| Conclusion | p. 202 |
| Integrated Responses to Climate Change | p. 203 |
| Introduction | p. 203 |
| Climate change mitigation and adaptation | p. 204 |
| Sustainable development and climate change response | p. 212 |
| Disaster risk reduction and adaptation | p. 223 |
| 'Peak oil' and climate change | p. 229 |
| Conclusion | p. 235 |
| Notes | p. 240 |
| References | p. 242 |
| Geographical Index | p. 266 |
| General Index | p. 268 |
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ISBN: 9781849714761
ISBN-10: 1849714762
Series: Tourism, Environment and Development
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 296
Published: 14th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.506
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