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

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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schillat, Monika (Author), Jensen, Marie (Author), Vereda, Marisol (Author), Sánchez, Rodolfo A. (Author), Roura, Ricardo (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Geography,
Subjects:
Geography.
Tourism.
Management.
Polar regions.
Environmental geography.
Polar Geography.
Environmental Geography.
Tourism Management.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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