Tourism in Antarctica A Multidisciplinary View of New Activities Car
This book discusses the expansion of new activities carried out in Antarctica and the focus among treaty parties on the perceived challenges posed by adventure tourism in the region. Shedding light on the latest trends and the modus operandi of all partie
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Monika Schillat Marie Jensen Marisol Vereda Rodolfo A. Sánchez Ricardo Roura
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Monika Schillat Marie Jensen Marisol Vereda Rodolfo A. Sánchez Ricardo Roura •
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Tourism in Antarctica A Multidisciplinary View of New Activities Carried Out on the White Continent
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Monika Schillat Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego Ushuaia Argentina Marie Jensen Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego Ushuaia Argentina Marisol Vereda Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego Ushuaia Argentina
ISSN 2211-4165 SpringerBriefs in Geography ISBN 978-3-319-39912-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39914-0
Rodolfo A. Sánchez Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto Dirección General de Asuntos Antárticos Buenos Aires Argentina Ricardo Roura Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) Washington, DC USA
ISSN 2211-4173
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ISBN 978-3-319-39914-0
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Preface
Tourism in Antarctica has rapidly increased in recent decades. In terms of technical practice and visitor guidance, the management of the tour operators is determining whether tourism has a negative or positive impact on the environment. This book aims to offer new elements for the debate, how co-existence of tourism and environmental protection could best be guaranteed by shedding light on the latest trends and the modus operandi of all parts involved. While some chapters deal with the development of polar tourism in numbers, forms and activities, others will focus on the apparent expansion of new activities carried out in Antarctica and the focus amo
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