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Tourism, climate change and the geopolitics of arctic development : the critical case of Greenland /

"Greenland is now a critical territory in terms of tourism, climate change and competition for resource access. This book explores the dimensions of dynamic change in the Arctic, examining the three interrelationships specifically in the Greenland context but within a framework that emphasises...

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Main Authors: Hall, Derek R.
Published: CABI,
Publisher Address: Wallingford, Oxfordshire :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Tourism > Greenland.
Tourism > Environmental aspects > Greenland.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > Greenland.
Climatic changes > Greenland.
Geopolitics > Greenland.
Climatic changes.
Ecology.
Economic history.
Geopolitics.
Natural resources.
Tourism.
Greenland > Environmental conditions.
Greenland.
Summary: "Greenland is now a critical territory in terms of tourism, climate change and competition for resource access. This book explores the dimensions of dynamic change in the Arctic, examining the three interrelationships specifically in the Greenland context but within a framework that emphasises the wider global implications"--
Carrier Form: xxii, 238 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-231) and index.
ISBN: 9781789246728
1789246725
Index Number: G155
CLC: F597.13-05
Call Number: F597.13-05/H175
Contents: Framing the Arctic -- The changing role of the Arctic : transforming peripherality -- Arctic tourism : sustainability, resilience and identity -- Evolving Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) -- Greenland's 'self-sustainability' -- Greenlandic identity and culture within development processes, including: The renegotiation of Greenlandic identity by Kirsten Thisted -- Tourism supporting Greenland's aspirations -- Peripherality, tourism and geopolitical dimensions of accessibility in Greenland -- Fulcrum of climate change? -- Tourism and imagery : soft power, branding and cultural disconnection, including: Understanding adventure tourism by Chinese outbound tourists by Rong Huang -- Paradoxes of cruise tourism to Greenland -- Greenlandic independence and tourism futures : exploring the logics of modernity and indigeneity, by Carina Ren and Mette Simonsen Abildgaard -- Summary and conclusions.

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