Tourism and Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities (Climate Change, Economies and Society) [Paperback]

Susanne Becken (Author), John Hay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2007 | Series: Climate Change, Economies and Society (Book 1)

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book by Becken and Hay represents the most comprehensive synthesis of tourism and climate change issues thus far. Becken and Hay have made a significant contribution to the literature that will stimulate policy discourse and empirical research on the tourism-climate system. Highly recommended. Y.-F. Leung, North Carolina State University, Choice, February 2008 I fully expect this book to become required reading for tourism and ecotourism courses in universities around the world. As an up-to-date summary of a rapidly expanding area of tourism research it deserves a wide readership and, unusually for an academic book, will be genuinely useful to practitioners and planners. Richard Ladle, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, in Environmental Conservation, Volume 35/1, 2008 This is the most comprehensive book on climate change and tourism that I'm aware of. It is a substantial and useful contribution to the literature. It is packed with valuable information. Geoffrey Wall, University of Waterloo, Canada in Tourism Recreation Research 33(3), 2008 This is a very valuable volume, and one which researchers in all areas of tourism studies could well keep close to hand as a routine reference. Ralf Buckley, Griffith University, Australia in Tourism Recreation Research 33(3), 2008 This book is a welcome addition given the dearth of climate change studies in the tourism literature. The authors have managed to pull together a vast amount of information in such a way that the reader is inspired to contribute to solutions, whether that is by learning, researching, or planning for the future. Most importantly, they provide for a way forward. Caroline Winter, La Trobe University in Annals of Tourism 35 (2008) The book is an authoritative and comprehensive overview of a rapidly evolving area of tourism research. The fresh thinking on the complexities of climate change and tourism interactions makes the book essential reading for scholars and decision-makers throughout the tourism community that are seriously interested in the sustainability of tourism in the 21st century. Dr. Daniel Scott, University of Waterloo, Canada

About the Author

Dr. Susanne Becken is a Principal Research Officer at Lincoln University in the field of Sustainable Tourism. Until recently she was a Research Leader with Landcare Research, New Zealand, where most of this book has been written. Susanne led a government-funded project on travel behaviour and greenhouse gas emissions from international tourists. She has also completed a range of consultancy work in the areas of energy efficiency, climate change, and relating policies. At present Susanne is the lead consultant in a UNWTO project on climate change and tourism in Fiji. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism and acts as a contributing author to the 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; she also represents Oceania/Southeast Asia on the WMO expert team on climate and tourism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Channel View Publications (August 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845410661
• ISBN-13: 978-1845410667
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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