Tourism in the Polar Regions: The Sustainability Challenge
- ISBN-10
- 928072813X
- ISBN-13
- 9789280728132
- Category
- Political Science / International Relations / General
- Pages
- 55
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- UNEP/Earthprint
- Authors
- United Nations Environment Programme, John Snyder, International Ecotourism Society
Description
Dynamic natural events and human activities in the Polar Regions are having a significant combined impact on these fragile environments, as well as on communities in populated regions of the Arctic. This publication describes the key features of the Polar Region environment and assesses the multiple roles and impacts of tourism activities in both the Arctic and Antarctica. It proposes an agenda for sustainable tourism development, and outlines principles, guidelines and selected good practices to conserve these unique wilderness areas through the regulation and management of tourism.
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