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 are...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:8410708 2024-09-15T18:38:12+00:00 Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest Hovelsrud Grete K. Olsen Julia Nilsson Annika E. Kaltenborn Bjørn P. Lebel Julien 2023-10-05 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8410708 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/face-it https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8410707 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8410708 oai:zenodo.org:8410708 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode regulations environment sustainability tourism cruise governance Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.841070810.5281/zenodo.8410707 2024-07-26T06:26:41Z 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 are 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 in 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 Svalbard Zenodo |
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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 are 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 in 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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Hovelsrud Grete K. Olsen Julia Nilsson Annika E. Kaltenborn Bjørn P. Lebel Julien |
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Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest |
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Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest |
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Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest |
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