Tourism and Climate Change: Risks and OpportunitiesMultilingual Matters, 2007 M01 1 - 329 pages The book provides a comprehensive discussion of the latest knowledge in the field of tourism and climate change. It is aimed at tourism practitioners and those with an academic interest in the fields of tourism management and climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy. |
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 The TourismClimate System | 6 |
Chapter 3 Case Studies of the TourismClimate System | 35 |
Chapter 4 An Overview of Tourism | 83 |
Chapter 5 Global and Regional Climate Change | 116 |
Chapter 6 Methodologies for Greenhouse Gas Accounting | 144 |
Chapter 7 Climate Change Mitigation Measures | 173 |
Chapter 8 Climate Changerelated Risks and Adaptation | 223 |
Chapter 9 Climate Change Policies and Practices for Tourism | 261 |
Chapter 10 Conclusion | 301 |
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