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.
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.