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1 online resource (xvi, 459 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated, ""Climate change is the pre-eminent geopolitical and economic issue of the 21st century. It rewrites the global equation for development, peace and prosperity."" The scientific evidence is clear - climate change is happening and the exposure to weather-related disasters such as heat waves, forest fires, cyclones and flooding has the potential to seriously impact the tourism sector. The travel and tourism industry is both a significant contributor ... |
Contents |
Chapter twenty-ninechapter thirty; chapter thirty-one; part vi; chapter thirty-two; chapter thirty-three; chapter thirty-four; chapter thirty-five; chapter thirty-six; chapter thirty-seven; part vii; chapter thirty-eight; chapter thirty-nine; chapter forty; chapter forty-one; chapter forty-two; part viii; lusaka declarationon sustainable tourism development, climate change and peace; asia pacific youth declarationon climate changeand sustainable development; davos declaration. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Tourism -- Environmental aspects.
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Tourism -- Environmental aspects. |
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Tourism. |
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Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental policy. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
D'Amore, Louis, editor.
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Kalifungwa, Patrick, editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Meeting the challenges of climate change to tourism 144384893X (OCoLC)858089313 |
ISBN |
9781443865098 (electronic book) |
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1443865095 (electronic book) |
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1322051674 (e-book) |
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9781322051673 (e-book) |
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144384893X |
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9781443848930 |
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144384893X |
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9781443848930 |
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9781443848930 |
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