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Perspectives of decision makers and regulators on climate change and adaptation in expedition cruise ship tourism in Nunavut
(Yukon College, Whitehorse, Canada, 2012)
Increases in Arctic tourism over the past few decades have occurred within a context of change, including climate change. This article examines the ways in which tourism decision makers and regulators in Nunavut view the ...
Implications of a changing alpine environment for geotourism: A case study from Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand
(Elsevier BV, 2020-03)
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in the New Zealand Southern Alps attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. However, this iconic alpine destination is changing due to rapid glacial recession. To explore the ...
The evolution of polar tourism scholarship: research themes, networks and agendas
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-01)
The growth in polar travel has been matched in recent decades by an intensification of scholarly activity related to many aspects of polar tourism. This paper systematically reviews 262 journal articles published on polar ...
The role of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information for Antarctic tourism
(2019-06)
The tourism sector in Antarctica has witnessed considerable growth and diversification over the last decade. To help facilitate safe travel in remote and dynamic polar environments more detailed and specialised weather, ...
Cruise ship passenger experiences of shore visits along the Northwest Passage, Arctic Canada
The paper reports on the preliminary findings of a visitor survey with cruise ship passengers (n=119) on board a Northwest Passage tour of the Canadian Arctic in September 2017. The survey was part of a larger project, ...
World Meteorological Organization: Polar Prediction Project (PPP)
Presentation at the Societal and Economic Research and Applications (SERA) Workshop 2015
The value of clean ice: Environmental worldviews and beliefs of New Zealand Antarctic field scientists
(SCAR, 2012)
Field scientists in Antarctica work in an environment that is highly sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance. Thus, the factors that determine their environmentally oriented behaviours while in the field are critical to ...
“The end of the ice age?”: Disappearing world heritage and the climate change communication imperative
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-12-07)
Rapid environmental change in vulnerable destinations has stimulated a new form of travel termed “last chance tourism” (LCT). Studies have examined the risks of LCT, while leaving potential opportunities within this new ...
Tourism, time, and the last chance
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2017-11-28)
Last chance tourism (LCT) is tourism where individuals rush to view and experience vanishing resources before they are altered or disappear entirely. As a documented phenomenon LCT is relatively new, with most of the ...
Navigating weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information for safe Polar mobilities
Initiated in 2012 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO, the Polar Prediction Project (PPP) aims at advancing scientific knowledge for polar weather and climate services. This poster explores how weather, water, ...