Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend- ing the work done on SMART to address new and important areas 3-5,54,79,80, 108-110,116,118-120,122]. In this second edition, we have revised, updated and corrected the existing text and added three new chapters. These chapters provide a broader coverage of the fie1d of agents, and show in more detail how the specific framework described can be used to examine other areas. In Chapter 6, we use the concepts of discovery to apply the framework to autonomous interaction in multi- agent systems; in Chapter 10 we...
Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend- ing the work done on SMART to address new and important areas 3-5,...
Marine environments have long been places of exploration, subsistence, transport and trade, but it is only recently that marine tourism has extended beyond coastal resorts and beaches. Demand for marine wildlife experiences has grown considerably in recent decades but a corresponding increase in the conservation of these environments as well as adequate legislative and management responses aimed at sustainability has not yet followed. This book demonstrates that through scientific approaches to understanding and managing tourist interactions with marine wildlife, sustainable marine tourism...
Marine environments have long been places of exploration, subsistence, transport and trade, but it is only recently that marine tourism has extended b...
This title is a critical study of polar cruise tourism. It discusses critically the issues around the environmental and social sustainability of the cruise industry in polar regions.
This title is a critical study of polar cruise tourism. It discusses critically the issues around the environmental and social sustainability of the c...
Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend- ing the work done on SMART to address new and important areas 3-5,54,79,80, 108-110,116,118-120,122]. In this second edition, we have revised, updated and corrected the existing text and added three new chapters. These chapters provide a broader coverage of the fie1d of agents, and show in more detail how the specific framework described can be used to examine other areas. In Chapter 6, we use the concepts of discovery to apply the framework to autonomous interaction in multi- agent systems; in Chapter 10 we...
Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend- ing the work done on SMART to address new and important areas 3-5,...
The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited. While the environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability have attracted a reasonable attention in the study of events, the social and cultural aspects of sustainability have been largely neglected. This book brings together emerging critical perspectives, innovative conceptual frameworks and contemporary case studies. Events cannot be isolated from the actions of humans and this is reflected in the...
The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and ...
