The footprint of Polar tourism Tourist behaviour at cultural heritage sites in Antarctica and Svalbard
This thesis aims to describe and interpret the effects of tourism on historic sites in Antarctica and Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen), and to assess the implications for management. Explorers, whalers, seal hunters, scientists and others have left many material remains in the Polar Regions that...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Havertown :
Barkhuis
2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Circumpolar Studies ; v.7. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30792186*spi |
| Sumario: | This thesis aims to describe and interpret the effects of tourism on historic sites in Antarctica and Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen), and to assess the implications for management. Explorers, whalers, seal hunters, scientists and others have left many material remains in the Polar Regions that are significant because they tell the history of the exploration and exploitation of these regions. Contemporary polar tourism represents a new phase in this exploration and exploitation of the Polar Regions. The potential for the transformation of historic sites has increased following the substan. |
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| Descripción Física: | 325 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
