The significance of Antarctica: an assessment of the environmental regulatory framework regarding increasing tourism activity

• Main Authors: Γαντσίδου, Μαρίνα, Gantsidou, Marina
• Other Authors: Sakellariadou, Fani, Σακελλαριάδου, Φανή, Σχολή Ναυτιλίας και Βιομηχανίας. Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών Σπουδών, MSc Sustainability and Quality in Marine Industry
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; Sustainability; IAATO; Sovereignty; Regional international society; Governance; ATCP; EIA; Antarctic tourism; Tourism evolution; Antarctic Treaty; CoronaVirus; Antarctic; Eia; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dione.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/unipi/13672; https://doi.org/10.26267/unipi_dione/1095

It is a fact over the past years, the considerable increase of tourism activities has become a big issue of growing concern. While the majority of tourists in Antarctica travel on ships that carry large numbers of passengers, an increased number of travelers decide to visit Antarctica as individual...