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Climate Change and Tourism

Author : World Tourism Organization
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN 13 : 9789284412341
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (123 download)

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Book Synopsis Climate Change and Tourism by : World Tourism Organization

Download or read book Climate Change and Tourism written by World Tourism Organization and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains the key proceedings and technical report of the Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism, held in Davos, Switzerland, 1-3 October 2007. The Davos Declaration and the summary of the conference debates demonstrate a clear commitment of the tourism sector to address climate change issues, and provide concrete recommendations for actions. The extensive technical report included in this publication was commissioned to an international team of experts by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It provides a synthesis of the state of knowledge about current and future likely impacts of climate change on tourism destinations around the world, possible implications for tourist demand, current levels and trends in GHG emissions from the tourism sector, and an overview of policy and management responses adopted by the key stakeholder groups (international organizations, public administrations, the tourism industry) with respect to adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. This publication is principally aimed at the tourism industry and government organizations at the different levels, who will have the primary responsibility of developing mitigation and adaptation strategies to respond to the challenges that global climate change will bring to the tourism sector. It also constitutes an important tool for international agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and financial institutions.

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : Jakob Kronik
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821383810
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (838 download)

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Book Synopsis Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean by : Jakob Kronik

Download or read book Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Jakob Kronik and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the social implications of climate change and climatic variability on indigenous peoples and communities living in the highlands, lowlands, and coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Across the region, indigenous people already perceive and experience negative effects of climate change and variability. Many indigenous communities find it difficult to adapt in a culturally sustainable manner. In fact, indigenous peoples often blame themselves for the changes they observe in nature, despite their limited emission of green house gasses. Not only is the viability of their livelihoods threatened, resulting in food insecurity and poor health, but also their cultural integrity is being challenged, eroding the confidence in solutions provided by traditional institutions and authorities. The book is based on field research among indigenous communities in three major eco-geographical regions: the Amazon; the Andes and Sub-Andes; and the Caribbean and Mesoamerica. It finds major inter-regional differences in the impacts observed between areas prone to rapid- and slow-onset natural hazards. In Mesoamerican and the Caribbean, increasingly severe storms and hurricanes damage infrastructure and property, and even cause loss of land, reducing access to livelihood resources. In the Columbian Amazon, changes in precipitation and seasonality have direct immediate effects on livelihoods and health, as crops often fail and the reproduction of fish stock is threatened by changes in the river ebb and flow. In the Andean region, water scarcity for crops and livestock, erosion of ecosystems and changes in biodiversity threatens food security, both within indigenous villages and among populations who depend on indigenous agriculture, causing widespread migration to already crowded urban areas. The study aims to increase understanding on the complexity of how indigenous communities are impacted by climate change and the options for improving their resilience and adaptability to these phenomena. The goal is to improve indigenous peoples rights and opportunities in climate change adaptation, and guide efforts to design effective and sustainable adaptation initiatives.

Tourism and the Implications of Climate Change

Author : Christian Schott
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857246208
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Tourism and the Implications of Climate Change written by Christian Schott and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a platform for knowledge exchange between different disciplines and for learning from both theory and practice in the context of tourism and climate change. This book examines subjects as diverse as: the European hotel sector; the North American cruise tourism industry; and, New Zealand youth hostels and campervans.

Challenges and Change in Middle America

Author : Katie Willis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131787689X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Challenges and Change in Middle America written by Katie Willis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as well as experiencing similar development problems today. These include European colonialism, structural adjustment, small size, reliance on primary production, influence of the United States and moves towards democratisation. While Mexico is obviously a much larger country in area, economy and population terms, it is included in this volume because of its close ties to the other countries in the region through processes such as trade and migration.

Tourism and Climate Change

Author : Daniel Scott
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136462937
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Tourism and Climate Change written by Daniel Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is the single most important global environmental and development issue facing the world today and has emerged as a major topic in tourism studies. Climate change is already affecting the tourism industry and is anticipated to have profound implications for tourism in the twenty-first century, including consumer holiday choices, the geographic patterns of tourism demand, the competitiveness and sustainability of destinations and the contribution of tourism to international development. Tourism and Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of climate change and tourism at the tourist, enterprise, destination and global scales. Major themes include the implications of climate change and climate policy for tourism sectors and destinations around the world, tourist perceptions of climate change impacts, tourism’s global contribution to climate change, adaptation and mitigation responses by all major tourism stakeholders, and the integral links between climate change and sustainable tourism. It combines a thorough scientific assessment of the climate-tourism interrelationships with discussion of emerging mitigation and adaptation practice, showcasing international examples throughout the tourism sector as well as actions by other sectors that will have important implications for tourism. Written by three leading academics in this field, this critical contribution highlights the challenges of climate change within the tourism community and provides a foundation for decision making for both reducing the risks, and taking advantage of the opportunities, associated with climate change. This comprehensive discussion of the complexities of climate change and tourism is essential reading for students, academics, business leaders and government policy makers.

The Ecolaboratory

Author : Robert Fletcher
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 081654011X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Ecolaboratory written by Robert Fletcher and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its tiny size and seeming marginality to world affairs, the Central American republic of Costa Rica has long been considered an important site for experimentation in cutting-edge environmental policy. From protected area management to ecotourism to payment for environmental services (PES) and beyond, for the past half-century the country has successfully positioned itself at the forefront of novel trends in environmental governance and sustainable development. Yet the increasingly urgent dilemma of how to achieve equitable economic development in a world of ecosystem decline and climate change presents new challenges, testing Costa Rica’s ability to remain a leader in innovative environmental governance. This book explores these challenges, how Costa Rica is responding to them, and the lessons this holds for current and future trends regarding environmental governance and sustainable development. It provides the first comprehensive assessment of successes and challenges as they play out in a variety of sectors, including agricultural development, biodiversity conservation, water management, resource extraction, and climate change policy. By framing Costa Rica as an “ecolaboratory,” the contributors in this volume examine the lessons learned and offer a path for the future of sustainable development research and policy in Central America and beyond.

Local Disaster Risk Management in a Changing Climate

Author : Hori Tsuneki
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783509368
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (835 download)

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Book Synopsis Local Disaster Risk Management in a Changing Climate by : Hori Tsuneki

Download or read book Local Disaster Risk Management in a Changing Climate written by Hori Tsuneki and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica.

Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century

Author : Bruce M. Bagley
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739194860
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Book Synopsis Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century by : Bruce M. Bagley

Download or read book Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century written by Bruce M. Bagley and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the major security challenges that face the Americas in the twenty-first century including terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, migration, and continually evolving geopolitical realities. It appeals to those interested in international relations, security studies, comparative politics, and Latin American studies.

Tourism and Responsibility

Author : Martin Mowforth
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415423643
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Tourism and Responsibility written by Martin Mowforth and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an issue-based book that discusses the responsibility or otherwise of tourism activities in the geographic context of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tourism, Recreation, and Climate Change

Author : Colin Michael Hall
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845410033
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Tourism, Recreation, and Climate Change written by Colin Michael Hall and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book represents the first comprehensive examination of the relationship between tourism and climate change and is of interest, not only to students of tourism, but also to policy-makers and the tourism industry who will have to respond to the challenges posed by climate change."--BOOK JACKET.

Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change

Author : Cristian Lorenzo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030242544
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change written by Cristian Lorenzo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the challenges of Latin America in global environmental geopolitics. Written by leading experts, this book brings together Latin American research on global environmental change. They cover a range of topics such as climate change, water, forest and biodiversity conservation connected with science policies, public opinion, priorities of international funds, and international politics of Latin American countries. The book describes the discrepancy between the international priorities and the regional needs or country interests. It includes several case studies and analyses the cooperation in multilateral negotiations on climate change. It also offers a synthesis of debates around global environmental changes and Latin American politics, which the authors have previously promoted in different academic events in South America, including in Santiago de Chile in Chile, and Buenos Aires and Ushuaia in Argentina. This book assesses the environmental problems from different perspectives, highlights the scientific development in the environmental changes affecting Latin America and offers a new view on geopolitics to help face those issues. Specialist readers in international relations, political sciences, environmental sciences, geography and geopolitics will appreciate this up-to-date examination of Latin America and the global environmental change.

Low Carbon, High Growth

Author : Augusto de la Torre
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821379216
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Low Carbon, High Growth written by Augusto de la Torre and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an increasing consensus in the scientific community that climate change is a real and present threat. Despite the large uncertainty on the timing, magnitude and even the direction of some of the physical and economic effects of this phenomenon, it is widely accepted that the differences are regional and that developing countries as well as lower income populations tend to suffer the most. In this context, it is critical for Latin American countries to develop strategies for adapting to the various impacts of climate change, and for contributing to global efforts aimed at mitigation. Climate Change in Latin America contributes to these efforts by addressing a number of questions related to the causes and consequences of climate change in the case of Latin America. What are the likely impacts of climate change in the region? Which countries and regions will be most affected? What can governments do to tackle the challenges associated with adapting to climate change? What role can Latin America play in the area of climate change mitigation? While the book does not attempt to provide definitive answers to these questions, it contributs new information and analysis that could help to inform the public policy debate on this important issue.

Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability

Author : Maharaj Vijay Reddy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1849714223
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability written by Maharaj Vijay Reddy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other research dimensions discussed in the book are drawn from Brazil, Hawaii, England, Australia and New Zealand.

Tourism and Global Environmental Change

Author : Stefan Gössling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134234198
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Tourism and Global Environmental Change written by Stefan Gössling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-06-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Integrating knowledge from the social and physical sciences, this significant book explores they key issues surrounding global environmental change, as well as government and industry willingness to meet the challenges posed by it. Divided into four main sections, 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 industry. 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.

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector

Author : United Nations Environment Programme. Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector written by United Nations Environment Programme. Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch and published by UN. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its close connections to the environment and climate itself, tourism is considered to be a vulnerable and highly climate-sensitive economic sector, similar to agriculture, insurance, energy, and transportation. At the same time, tourism is a contributor to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, including emissions from transport, accommodation and activities. In 2005, tourism's contribution to GHG emissions was estimated to be approximately 5%. According to the Davos Declaration on climate Change and Tourism the sector has to 'rapidly respond to climate change, within the evolving UN framework and progressively reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, if it is to grow in a sustainable way'. In response to this challenge this publication is designed to provide a pragmatic platform to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It is the result of the ongoing cooperation between UNEP, UNWTO and WMO in the context of the wider UN response to climate change. The publication presents an overview of the current science and policy of climate change, followed by self-guidance material on mitigation and adaptation, exploring tools, methods and techniques associated with the management of climate change in tourism. It also identifies examples of good practice from which stakeholders might learn in order to develop their own capacities for implementing climate change strategies.

Changing Tropical Forests

Author : Harold K. Steen
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Changing Tropical Forests written by Harold K. Steen and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing Tropical Forests begins with an overview of the history of deforestation in tropical America and the tasks facing Latin American environmental historians. Based on proceedings of a 1991 conference sponsored by the Forest History Society and IUFRO Forest History Group in Costa Rica, the contributors offer detailed accounts of the enivornmental history of specific forest conditions, grasslands, and changing ecosystems of Costa Rica, Mexico, Surinam, and Brazil. the role of human intervention in this process of change is also discussed. Contributors. William Balée, James R. Barborak, Peter Boomgaard, Larissa V. Brown, Gerardo Budowski, John Dargavel, Warren Dean, Silvia del Amo R., Elizabeth Graham, J. Régis Guillaumon, Rhena Hoffmann, Sally P. Horn, Sebastião Kengen, Herman W. Konrad, Mary Pamela Lehmann, Robert D. Leier, Murdo J. MacLeod, M. Patricia Marchak, Elinor G. K. Melville, David M. Pendergast, Susan M. Pierce, Leslie E. Sponsel, Richard P. Tucker, Terry West

Climate Change and Human Security

Author : Michael R. Redclift
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857933094
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Human Security written by Michael R. Redclift and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge presented by climate change is, by its nature, global. The populations of the Mexican Caribbean, the focus of this book, are faced by everyday decisions not unlike those in the urban North. The difference is that for the people of the Mexican Caribbean evidence of the effects of climate change, including hurricanes, is very familiar to them. This important study documents the choices and risks of people who are powerless to change the economic development model which is itself forcing climate change. The book examines the Mexican Caribbean coast and explores the wider issues of managing climate change in vulnerable areas of the tropics. It also points to the inability to integrate development thinking into climate change adaptation. The authors suggest that failures in local governance - the transparency of state actions and the local populations lack of effective power - represents a greater threat to adaptation than the absence of technical capacity in vulnerable areas. Using local case studies of communities, fishing villages and tourist destinations, this well-researched book will appeal to international students and academics working on climate change and professionals in development, conservation and tourism industries.