Tourism in Antarctica: Activities, Impacts, and Management
This research examines tourism in Antarctica, one of the world's last tourism fron tiers. The article provides an overview of the development of tourism in Antarctica, visitor activity, and the impacts of sea, air, and land-based tourism. The article indicates that a number of management option...
| Published in: | Journal of Travel Research |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004728759203000401 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/004728759203000401 |
| Summary: | This research examines tourism in Antarctica, one of the world's last tourism fron tiers. The article provides an overview of the development of tourism in Antarctica, visitor activity, and the impacts of sea, air, and land-based tourism. The article indicates that a number of management options are available but the legal and policy dimensions surround ing Antarctica demand the establishment of an international Antarctic tourism convention. |
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