Climate Change Adaptation And Mitigation In The Tourism Sector

Author : Daniel Scott
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415668867
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( 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 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Tourism and Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation' is provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of climate change and tourism at the tourist, enterprise, destination and global scales.

Author : United Nations Environment Programme. Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( 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.

Author : Susanne Becken
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113647174X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Tourism written by Susanne Becken and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contribution of tourism to climate change, and the likely consequences of climate change for key tourist destinations, has been well reported and discussed. Yet, there is a lack of evidence-based systematic practical advice as to how the tourism industry should respond to the challenge of climate change. Building on a sound conceptual understanding of the links between climate change and tourism, this book shows how the tourism sector might best respond. It not only focuses on the roles of supportive policies and institutions in ensuring a strong "enabling environment" for practical responses, but also on the practical responses themselves. This practical approach is presented through a large number of case studies and examples which illustrate how policy and industry initiatives have been implemented in tourism, and if or why they were successful. The majority of examples come from places such as the Caribbean, Spain, the Maldives, Nepal, and the UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the Pacific. The examples are presented within an overall framework that facilitates the translation of adaptation and mitigation policies into practice. This book offers the tourism industry, students and academics the opportunity to advance from the earlier, more conceptual texts on tourism and climate change by taking a much more practical approach. Its global coverage, through the use of international case studies, fosters a cross-fertilisation of ideas and initiatives. This text provides a detailed analysis of best practices in the face of climate change, across countries and geographically diverse tourist destinations and operations.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264119590
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Studies on Tourism Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-07 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses policies and issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector. It provides policy recommendations, with the objective to identify priority areas to be included in a framework for action in the area of climate change and tourism.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789264116177
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Studies on Tourism Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses policies and issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector. It provides policy recommendations, with the objective to identify priority areas to be included in a framework for action in the area of climate change and tourism.

Author : Susanne Becken
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 184541263X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tourism and Climate Change written by Susanne Becken and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2007-08-17 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the tourism-climate system and provides a sound basis for those interested in tourism management and climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy. In the first three chapters, the book provides a general overview of the relationships between tourism and climate change and illustrates the complexity in four case studies that are relevant to the wide audience of tourism stakeholders. In the following seven chapters detailed discussion of the tourism and climate systems, greenhouse gas accounting for tourism, mitigation, climate risk management and comprehensive tourism-climate policies are provided. This book compiles and critically analyses the latest knowledge in this field of research and seeks to make it accessible to tourism practitioners and other stakeholders involved in tourism or climate change.

Author : Louis D'Amore
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443865095
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism written by Louis D'Amore and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 to climate change, being responsible for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is directly impacted by it. At the same time, the industry is a vital driver of the global economy with an estimated US$6.6 trillion total contribution in 2012, and is particularly significant to developing and emerging economies where the impacts of climate change can be most disruptive. This collection of papers is a timely and indispensable source of insights and models of best practice relating to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change by various sectors of the industry.

Author : Maharaj Vijay Reddy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1849714223
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( 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.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789264116177
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Studies on Tourism Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyses policies and issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector. It provides policy recommendations, with the objective to identify priority areas to be included in a framework for action in the area of climate change and tourism.

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

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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.