Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART: 11: Introduction - Coastal Tourism and Climate Change: Current Narratives and Discourse. A. Jones2: A Rapidly Changing Climate in an Era of Increasing Global Carbon Emissions. C. Galdies3: Integrated Coastal Zone Management: Policy Evolution and Effective Implementation? M.R. Phillips4: Climate Change and Tourism Sustainability - The Red Queen Theory: Tourists as Climate Refugees. I. Jenkins5: Climate Change and its Impacts on Coastal Tourism: Regional Assessments, Gaps and Issues. C. Michael Hall6: Assessing the Climate Change Risk of a Coastal-island Destination. D. Scott and S. Verkoeyen7: Climate Change Governance and Trade Policy: Challenges for Travel and Tourism in Small Island Developing States. K. Nurse, D. Edwards and D. DookiePART: 28: Case Study Ireland: Coastal Tourism and Climate Change in Ireland. J.A.G Cooper and S.W. Boyd9: Case Study Italy: Tourism Management of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region: Adaptation Strategies in Sardinia and Sicily. R. Cannas10: Case Study Portugal: Addressing Tourism Development and Climate Change in Small Atlantic Islands: the Case of the Azores. H. Calado, P. Borges, K. Ng and M. Vergilio11: Case Study Malta: Climate Change and Tourism: Risks, Hazards and Resilience - an Island Perspective. A. Jones12: Case Study Iceland: Climate Change and Tourism Sustainability and its Effects on Icelandic Coastal Destinations. I. Jenkins13: Case Study Barbados: Policy, Practice and Science: Perspectives on Climate Change and Tourism in Barbados - Conflict or Congruence? J. Cumberbatch, L. Nurse and K. Francis14: Case Study Mexico: Riviera Maya - How is the Riviera Maya Tourism Industry Dealing with Climate Change?An Overview of Non-climatic Stressors that Determine the Destination's Vulnerability to Climate Change. R. Santos-Lacueva, S. Anton Clave & O. Saladie15: Case Study Dubai: A Theme Park Approach to Climate Change. A. Anthonisz and T. Heap16: Case Study Vietnam: Climate Change Impacts on UNESCO World Heritage - the Case of Hoi An Ancient Town. H.T. Bui and Tuan-Anh Le17: Case Study Sri Lanka: Climate Change Challenges for the Sri Lankan Tourism Industry. J. Buultjens, I. Ratnayake and W.K. Athula Gnanapala18: Case Study Bangladesh: Addressing Climate Change Effects on Coastal Tourism in St Martin's Island of Bangladesh. A. Hassan and R. Rahimi19: Case Study Vietnam: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Tourism in Cu Lao Cham Island V. Dao Truong and Anh Le20: Case Study New Zealand: Planning Responses to Coastal Climate Change Risks: the Case of Christchurch and the Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand. C. Michael Hall21: Case Study Turkey: Climate Change and Coastal Tourism: Impacts of Climate Change on the Turquoise Coast. O. Cenk Demiroglu, A. Akbas, M. Tufan Turp, T. Ozturk, N. An and M. Levent Kurnaz22: Case Study Israel: Coastal Tourism, Coastal Planning and Climate Change in Israel. C. Michael Hall and Yael Ram23: Case Study Antarctica: Up Against the Ice Barrier: Antarctic Tourism Operators Prepare for the Polar Shipping Code. J. Jabour24: Case Study Morocco: Mediterranean Morocco, a Vulnerable Development Called into Question. C. Perelli25: Case Study Zanzibar: Climate Change and Tourism in Zanzibar: Interrogating Impacts and Interventions. T. Said, H. Muzaini and R. van der Duim26: Climate Change and Coastal Tourism - a Global Perspective: Recognizing Problems - Managing Solutions - Future Expectations. A. Jones

This book explores current threats to, and consequences of, climate change on existing tourism coastal destinations. With a theoretical platform it addresses topics such as sustainability, tourism impacts, governance trade and innovation. Case studies from all regions of the world (Europe, The Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia) are included.

College of Business and Accountancy Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management

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