Tales from the frontier of sustainable global connectivity: A typology of Arctic tourism workers
Charlotte Gehrke,
Hannes Hansen-Magnusson
Abstract:The Arctic is both known for its picturesque and threatened environment, warming at four times the global average. As tourists continue to flock to the region to witness its natural beauty and decline, they create ‘connectivities’ between the global and the local, which raise the question of whether tourism can play a role in sustainable global relations. This article advances interdisciplinary research that approaches ‘the global’ as a local phenomenon. It does so by broadening the category of ‘tourism worker… Show more
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