Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 15
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 ...
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, ...
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, ...
Marine tourism in Nunavut: Issues and opportunities for economic development in Arctic Canada
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019)
The Arctic is being influenced dramatically by climate change and new environmental conditions. As a result, there are increasing opportunities for local economic development and one of the sectors that is responding rapidly ...
A synthesis of C-TAC (Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada 2008-2013): Key findings and where to next?
(2014)
"Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada (C-TAC)" was an overarching multi-year project running from 2008-2013 aimed at providing a better understanding of the expedition cruise ship sector across Arctic Canada. A series of ...
From hunting and fishing to cultural tourism and ecotourism: examining the transitioning tourism industry in Nunavik
(Taylor and Francis on behalf of the University of Canterbury, Gateway Antarctica, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012)
Arctic tourism has seen major shifts in the last decade as global events and local developments have affected this industry. This article presents findings of a case study examining tourism changes in Nunavik (northern ...
A decade of monitoring cruise ship tourism in the Canadian Arctic: An overview of key trends
(2015-06-02)
This poster describes key patterns of cruise ship tourism activity across the Canadian Arctic from 2006‐2015. Cruise ships have been visiting the region since 1984, but determining the actual number of cruise
ships, the ...
The maturing of polar tourism as a 'field of study'
(Icelandic Tourism Research Centre, 2016)
In alignment with the growth of polar travel over the last few decades, there has been an intensification of research activities related to various aspects of the polar tourism phenomenon. Through an extensive literature ...
Tourism vessels and low impact shipping corridors in Arctic Canada : Trends, risks, community perspectives and management strategies
(Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, 2021)
Marine tourism in the Canadian Arctic is a small but rapidly growing industry. Since 1990, the average annual distance travelled by passenger vessels (e.g., cruise ships) has more than doubled, and for pleasure crafts ...
Understanding the creation and use of polar weather and climate information
(American Meteorological Society, 2017-01)
The aim of the second PPP-SERA meeting was to identify some of the foundational socioeconomic questions, gaps, and research needs for improving the interface between weather and climate data production, forecast services ...