1st Edition
Extreme Tourism: Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands
Edited By Godfrey Baldacchino
Copyright 2006
310 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a pioneering investigation of the tourism practices in the world's other, cold water, islands. Located in extreme latitudes and subject to extreme weather conditions, these islands have been developing their tourism appeal in manners that appear sustainable. They present themselves in images that speak to the pristine, unique and superlative aspects of their natural environment,... Read more
List of Figures. List of Tables. Contibutors. Acknowledgements. Editorial Introduction (Godfrey Baldacchino). Section I: Conceptual Themes. Promotional Issues (G.M.S. Dann). Sustainability Issues (J.L. McElroy and B. Potter). Human Resource Issues (T. Baum). Seasonability Issues (L. Jolliffe and R. Farnsworth). Section II: Island Case Studies. Nunivak, Alaska(USA) (T. Berry). Banks Island (North-West Territories, Canada) (S. Marsh and Suzanne de la Barre). Baffin Island (Nunavut, Canada) (s. Milne). Greenland/Kaalaalit Nunaat (B.C. Kaae). Iceland (S. Gössling). Svalbard (Norway) (A. Viken). Luleå Archipelago (Swedan) (P-Å. Nilsson and R.M. Ankre). Solovetsky Islands (Russia) (J. Nevmerzhitskaya). Arctic Cruise Ship Tourism (C. Thomson and J S Thomson). Falklands (UK) (S.A. Royle). Macquarie Island (Australia) (L.K. Kriwoken, C.F. Ellis, N. Holmes). Chatham Islands (New Zealand) (P. Wiltshier, A. Cardow). Stewart Island. (New Zealand). (C.M. Hall). South Shetlands and Antarctic Peninsula (T.G. Bauer). Section III: Conclusion. Epilogue: Contrasting Coldwater and Warmwater Island Tourist Destinations (R. Butler).
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