Tourism, Climate Change and the Geopolitics of Arctic Development : The Critical Case of Greenland /

Hall, Derek R.,

Tourism, Climate Change and the Geopolitics of Arctic Development : The Critical Case of Greenland / Derek R. Hall, Seabank Associates. - 1 online resource (xxii, 238 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, photographs, graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Arctic Context -- 1. Framing the Arctic -- 2. The Changing Role of the Arctic: Transforming Peripherality -- 3. Arctic Tourism: Sustainability, Resilience and Identity -- Part 2. Dynamic Greenland -- 4. Evolving Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) -- 5. Greenland's 'Self-sustainability' -- 6. Greenlandic Identity and Culture within Development Processes -- 7. Tourism Supporting Greenland's Aspirations -- 8. Peripherality, Tourism and Geopolitical Dimensions of Accessibility in Greenland -- 9. Fulcrum of Climate Change? -- 10. Tourism and Imagery: Soft Power, Branding and Cultural Disconnection --11. Paradoxes of Cruise Tourism to Greenland -- 12. Greenlandic Independence and Tourism Futures - Exploring Modern and Ethnic Logics -- Part 3. Conclusions -- 13. Summary and Conclusions.

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9781789246735 9781789246742

2021043597


Tourism--Greenland.
Tourism--Environmental aspects--Greenland.
Economic development--Environmental aspects--Greenland.
Climatic changes--Greenland.
Geopolitics--Greenland.
Climate change.
Sustainability.
Climate.
Tourism.
Ideology.
Infrastructure.
Natural resources.
Projects.
Resources.
Socioeconomics.
Tourism development.
Politics.
Climatic change.
Socioeconomic aspects.


Greenland--Environmental conditions.
Arctic regions.
North polar regions.
Arctic Sea.
Greenland.
Denmark.
Arctic Ocean.
Nordic Countries.
Developed Countries.
North America.
America.
European Union Countries.
OECD Countries.
Scandinavia.
Northern Europe.
Europe.

G155.G74 / .H355 2021

338.4/791982