Ecotourism Policies and Issues in Antarctica

Authors

Thomas Bauer, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ross Dowling, Edith Cowan University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publisher

CABI Publishing

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Public Management

School

School of Marketing, Tourism and Leisure

RAS ID

1441

Comments

Bauer, T., & Dowling, R. K. (2003). Ecotourism Policies and Issues in Antarctica. In David A. Fennell & Ross K. Dowling (Eds.), Ecotourism Policy and Planning (pp. 309-329). Wallingford, Oxon; Cambridge, MA, USA: CABI Publishing. Available here

Abstract

This chapter outlines the setting in which tourism takes place in Antarctica, analyses the environmental impacts of Antarctic tourism and the current management regime, and investigates possible new directions for a sustainable ecotourism policy in the continent.