Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest
The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government’s ambition to develop the Archipelago’s tourism industry offers multiple socio-economic opportunities. The development and scope of these tourism activities is...
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ftjarlp:oai:nordicopenaccess.no:article/5113 2024-01-07T09:40:18+01:00 Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest Hovelsrud, Grete K. Olsen, Julia Nilsson, Annika E. Kaltenborn, Bjørn Lebel, Julien 2023-02-22 application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip text/xml https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113 https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5113 eng eng University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113/8351 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113/8352 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113/8353 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113/8354 https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/5113 doi:10.23865/arctic.v14.5113 Copyright (c) 2023 Grete K. Hovelsrud, Julia Olsen, Annika E. Nilsson, Bjørn Kaltenborn, Julien Lebel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Arctic Review on Law and Politics; Vol. 14 (2023); 86–106 2387-4562 Svalbard regulations environment sustainability tourism cruise governance Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjarlp https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v14.5113 2023-12-13T23:52:56Z The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government’s ambition to develop the Archipelago’s tourism industry offers multiple socio-economic opportunities. The development and scope of these tourism activities is affected by a complex governance system that entails strict environmental regulation and preparedness considerations. To understand the balance of goals across the national and international policy levels, we have mapped, reviewed, and analyzed the national and international regulations and agreements that affect tourism activities on Svalbard. The document analysis reveals the framework of natural and environmental consideration, access to areas and passage, requirements for organized outdoor activities, and regulatory tools. We discovered conflicts and internal inconsistencies in the way that Svalbard tourism has developed. It has been shaped by both economic growth and environmental preservation, without any specific business development objectives and goals or acceptable limits of environmental and social change in place. For tourism stakeholders, this might complicate any rational assessment of the balance between economic development and environmental status. The challenges we have identified are specific to Svalbard, but are likely to be similar in many other Arctic locations involved in tourism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Svalbard Arctic Review on Law and Politics Arctic Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Arctic Review on Law and Politics 14 |
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The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government’s ambition to develop the Archipelago’s tourism industry offers multiple socio-economic opportunities. The development and scope of these tourism activities is affected by a complex governance system that entails strict environmental regulation and preparedness considerations. To understand the balance of goals across the national and international policy levels, we have mapped, reviewed, and analyzed the national and international regulations and agreements that affect tourism activities on Svalbard. The document analysis reveals the framework of natural and environmental consideration, access to areas and passage, requirements for organized outdoor activities, and regulatory tools. We discovered conflicts and internal inconsistencies in the way that Svalbard tourism has developed. It has been shaped by both economic growth and environmental preservation, without any specific business development objectives and goals or acceptable limits of environmental and social change in place. For tourism stakeholders, this might complicate any rational assessment of the balance between economic development and environmental status. The challenges we have identified are specific to Svalbard, but are likely to be similar in many other Arctic locations involved in tourism. |
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Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest |
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University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law |
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