Assessing Pro-Poor Tourism principles in practice:  Ethnic tourism in northern Thailand and Lao PDR.

Wierenga, Pearl

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“…7 However, there have also been substantive criticisms of international tourism as a development strategy. 2,[9][10][11][12][13][14] Consideration of the tourism development-climate change nexus is extremely important for developing countries that are potentially both highly vulnerable to climate change and highly economically dependent on tourism.…”

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“…The UNWTO, WTTC, World Economic Forum, and international development organizations promote international tourism as a means of poverty reduction and contribute to the UN Millennium Development Goals 7. However, there have also been substantive criticisms of international tourism as a development strategy 2,9–14. Consideration of the tourism development–climate change nexus is extremely important for developing countries that are potentially both highly vulnerable to climate change and highly economically dependent on tourism.…”

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International tourism and climate change

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Hall

2012

WIREs Climate Change

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Tourism is a major global economic sector that is undergoing tremendous growth in emerging economies and is often touted as salient for development and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Tourism is recognized as a highly climate‐sensitive sector, one that is also strongly influenced by environmental and socioeconomic change influenced by climate change, and is also a growing contributor to anthropogenic climate change. This article outlines the complex interrelationships between climate change and the multiple components of the international tourism system. Five focal themes that have developed within the literature on the consequences of climate change for tourism are then critically reviewed: climatic change and temporal and geographic shifts in tourism demand, climate‐induced environmental change and destination competitiveness within three major market segments (winter sports tourism, coastal tourism, and nature‐based tourism), and mitigation policy developments and future tourist mobility. The review highlights the differential vulnerability of tourism destinations and that the resultant changes in competitiveness and sustainability will transform some international tourism markets. Feedbacks throughout the tourism system mean that all destinations will need to adapt to the risks and opportunities posed by climate change and climate policy. While notable progress has been made in the last decade, a number of important knowledge gaps in each of the major impact areas, key regional knowledge gaps, and both tourist and tourism operator perceptions of climate change risks and adaptive capacity indicate that the tourism sector is not currently well prepared for the challenges of climate change. WIREs Clim Change 2012. doi: 10.1002/wcc.165 This article is categorized under: Climate and Development > Decoupling Emissions from Development

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