Arctic Tourism in Times of Change: : Dimensions of Urban Tourism

Tourism has grown in many Arctic peripheries of northern Europe and North America, particularly among international markets interested in unique Arctic nature and culture-based assets. In this context, urban places have remained relatively neglected. The report brings together case studies from seve...

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Main Authors: Müller, Dieter K., Carson, Doris A., de la Barre, Suzanne, Granås, Brynhild, Jóhannesson, Gunnar Thór, Øyen, Gyrid, Rantala, Outi, Saarinen, Jarkko, Salmela, Tarja, Tervo-Kankare, Kaarina, Welling, Johannes
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen 2020
Subjects:
Social and Economic Geography
Social och ekonomisk geografi
Arctic
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-6153
https://doi.org/10.6027/temanord2020-529
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Summary:Tourism has grown in many Arctic peripheries of northern Europe and North America, particularly among international markets interested in unique Arctic nature and culture-based assets. In this context, urban places have remained relatively neglected. The report brings together case studies from several northern peripheries to illustrate the diversity of urban Arctic tourism and to identify implications for sustainable tourism development across the North. The case studies indicate that the Arctic dimensions of urban tourism are not always self-evident and tourism has not developed in relation to the northern culture of these places. However, in a global competition for capital and people, urban places seem to be increasingly using the Arctic as a way to boost local economies and reimage their places in order to achieve individual, local, regional, and national development goals.

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