Tourism in Antarctica A Multidisciplinary View of New Activities Carried Out on the White Continent /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Schillat, Monika (Συγγραφέας), Jensen, Marie (Συγγραφέας), Vereda, Marisol (Συγγραφέας), Sánchez, Rodolfo A. (Συγγραφέας), Roura, Ricardo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Tourism.; Management.; Polar regions.; Environmental geography.; Polar Geography.; Environmental Geography.; Tourism Management.

This book discusses the expansion of new activities carried out in Antarctica and the focus among treaty parties on the perceived challenges posed by adventure tourism in the region. Shedding light on the latest trends and the modus operandi of all parties involved, it draws attention to new element...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Antarctica in the mind of visitors
• Representations of a remote destination
• Images of Antarctica as transmitted by literature
• Early Antarctic Tourism: The voyage of Les Éclaireurs in 1958
• Supervision of Antarctic Tourism: Still a pending challenge?
• Adventure Tourism in Antarctica
• New challenges for the IAATO
• The development of Antarctic tourism through Ushuaia as a gateway port.