Sustainability and cruise tourism in the Arctic: stakeholder perspectives from Ísafjörður, Iceland and Qaqortoq, Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Sustainable Tourism
• Main Authors: James, Laura, Olsen, Lise Smed, Karlsdottir, Anna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Cruise tourism; sustainability; arctic destinations; Iceland; Greenland; Arctic; Qaqortoq; Ísafjörður
• Online Access: https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/2b5d73ef-948b-41ef-a723-2736642af998; https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1745213; https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/334169725/JOST_4906.R2_Proof_hi.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082918022&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This paper compares two Arctic cruise destinations–Ísafjörður in Iceland, and Qaqortoq in Greenland–focusing on stakeholders’ perceptions of the sustainability of cruise tourism, and how they are managing the development of the industry in the context of imbalances in power between place-bound local...