Climate change is now seen as a fundamental issue with major implications for tourism Tourism is the most climate dependent economic sector. The spectacular growth of tourism provides both challenges and opportunities. Tourism activity is expected to grow in the next 20-30 years due to globalization demographic changes leisure and lifestyle. The tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenge of climate change. For the global tourism industry climate change brings more risks than opportunities. Climate change related hazards have the potential to destroy tourism capital. The assets on which the industry is based are endangered by climate change. An increasing number of tourist destinations are gravely affected by global warming. The arctic and Antarctic territories are emerging as the most popular tourist destinations. Many low lying coastal zones and small island nations which are the most favored tourist destination are vulnerable to rising water levels. The tourist industry has reacted to this challenge and stepped up its response to climate change.
This book aims to understand the global challenge of climate change in the tourism sector and the response of the industry to this challenge. It is presented in two sections Impacts and Responses. The articles in the book deal with tourism in polar north nature based tourism in Ontario Mediterranean countries climate change and the Caribbean climate change and local awareness measuring the environmental impact of travel tourism destination carbon footprints climate change adaptation and mitigation in the tourism sector.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prabha Shastri Ranade
Prabha Shastri Ranade holds a Master's degree in Geography and Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Nagpur University. She has over 25 years of teaching and research. experience. She is currently working as Consulting Editor at Icfai Business School Research Centre, Ahmedabad. She started her career as Research Officer at National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization, (Government of India) Kolkata, and has moved to teaching of Geography at Nagpur University. Later, she was awarded UGC's Research Associateship for post doctoral research projects, under which she worked at Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi for about 15 years. She has contributed numerous articles in academic journals, conference proceedings, edited books, newspapers and the Encyclopedia of World Geography (New York). She has edited a few books published by the Icfai University Press and also published four books, 'Maharashtra', under States of Our Union Series, by the Publications Division of Government. of India; Population Dynamics in India by Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi; Industries and Environment: A Study of Impact Assessment by APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi; and a text book on "Geography" for the Maharashtra State Text Book Bureau, Pune. She has presented research papers at various national and international conferences and seminars, held within the country and abroad. She was the recipient of "Young Scientist" honour by the Indian Science Congress for her research contribution. Her areas of expertise and interests include geography, population, resources and environment.
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