Tourism in the Antarctic: Opportunities, Constraints, and Future Prospects

ISBN-13: 9780789011039 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 298 str.

Thomas G. Bauer; Kaye Sung Chon

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Bauer (hotel and tourism management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic U., Hong Kong) reviews the history, development, operation, and management of tourism in the Antarctic, based on the author's experience over several seasons as a tour guide on ships and flights, and supplemented by research and interviews. Some of the topics he focuses on include touri

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Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Tourism and the Environment
• Background to Antarctic Tourism
• Limitations
• Definitions
• Chapter Outlines
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 2. Tourism Operations and Management in Remote Areas: The Galapagos Islands, Arctic Region, and Sub-Antarctic Islands
• Introduction
• Galapagos Islands
• Arctic Region
• Sub-Antarctic Island
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 3. Antarctica: The Resource and the Industry
• Introduction: The Resource
• Antarctica Defined
• The Natural Environment: Geography, Wildlife, and Flora
• Human Involvement in Antarctica
• Antarctica in the Context of International Law
• Conventions, Protocols, and Recommendations Under the Antarctic Treaty System
• Antarctic Resource Use
• Scientific Stations
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 4. Antarctic Tourism: Development, Operation, and Management
• Introduction
• Tourism Definitions
• Antarctic Tourists
• The Antarctic Tour Cycle
• Tourist Attractions
• Antarctic Tourist Sites
• History of Antarctic Tourism
• Antarctic Tourism Products
• Ship-Based Tourism
• Aviation
• Land-Based Tourism
• Private Expeditions
• Management and Regulation of Commercial Antarctic Tourism
• Concluding Comment
• Chapter 5. The Impacts of Commercial Antarctic Tourism
• Antarctic Tourism Activities in Perspective
• Environmental Impacts of Antarctic Tourism in the Academic Literature
• Environmental Impacts of Antarctic Tourism in the Popular Press
• Observations of the Impact of Antarctic Tourism Activities
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 6. Antarctic Tourists: Motivations, Expectations, and Images of Antarctica As a Tourist Destination
• Visitor Profiles in the Literature
• Background of the Visitor Surveys
• Analysis of Shipborne Tourist Responses Prior to Landing in Antarctica
• Analysis of Shipborne Antarctic Tourist Responses After Visiting the Antarctic
• Characteristics of Overflight Passengers and Their Images and Attitudes Toward Antarctica As a Tourist Destination
• Comparative Perceptual Images of Antarctic Visitors
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 7. The Future of Antarctic Tourism
• Background to the Delphi Method
• The Delphi Technique Applied to Tourism
• Method and Panel Selection
• Legitimacy and Preferred Present Types of Tourism in the Antarctic
• The Future of Commercial Tourism in Antarctica and Its Impacts
• Other Types of Future Tourism Activities in Antarctica
• Future Developments in Antarctic Tourism
• Concluding Comments
• Chapter 8. Observations on the Operation of Tourism in Antarctica
• Sea-Borne Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula
• Sea-Borne Tourism in the Ross Sea
• Operational Issues
• Observation of Antarctic Overflights
• Conclusion
• Opportunities for Future Research
• Bibliography
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

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