Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to Global ChallengesWorld Tourism Organization, 2008 - 256 Seiten The publication reveals the significance of the tourism sector to the impacts of climate change. It includes important scientific and technical information and detailed assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from tourism sector along with an analysis of improvement strategies and measures. The book also presents a detailed analysis of the relations between tourism and climate change, the impact of climate change at destinations, the adjustment of opportunities and approaches and the implications for tourism demand patterns. In addition, it comprises an essential contribution of the United Nations in the ongoing commitment to take actions to face the challenges of climate change. |
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Second International Conference on Climate Change and Tourism | 3 |
Climate Change and Tourism | 13 |
Resolution on Tourism and Climate Change | 19 |
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Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to Global Challenges World Tourism Organization,United Nations Environment Programme Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2008 |
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accommodation Adaptation and Vulnerability adaptive capacity air transport air travel aircraft America Asia assessment average aviation biodiversity biofuels carbon carbon offsetting Caribbean Change and Tourism climate change adaptation climate change impacts CO₂ emissions coastal coral bleaching developing countries domestic tourism economic effects efficiency emission factors emission reductions energy estimated Europe Figure fuel GHG emissions glaciers global climate change Global Environmental Change global warming golf Gössling greenhouse gas heritage holiday hurricanes impacts of climate implications increase international tourist trips IPCC Island long-haul million mitigation mountain number of trips Online passenger policies potential projected radiative forcing reduce reefs regions risk same-day visitors sea level rise season ski areas ski industry snow-making Stern Review Summary for Policymakers Sustainable Tourism Table temperatures tour operators tourism demand tourism destinations tourism industry tourism sector tourism transport tropical cyclones UNWTO weather winter World World Tourism Organization