Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chapter 1. Introduction
Tourism and the Environment
Background to Antarctic Tourism
Limitations
Definitions
Chapter Outlines
Concluding Comments
Chapter 2. Tourism Operations and Management in Remote Areas: The Galapagos Islands, Arctic Region, and Sub-Antarctic Islands
Introduction
Galapagos Islands
Arctic Region
Sub-Antarctic Island
Concluding Comments
Chapter 3. Antarctica: The Resource and the Industry
Introduction: The Resource
Antarctica Defined
The Natural Environment: Geography, Wildlife, and Flora
Human Involvement in Antarctica
Antarctica in the Context of International Law
Conventions, Protocols, and Recommendations Under the Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctic Resource Use
Scientific Stations
Concluding Comments
Chapter 4. Antarctic Tourism: Development, Operation, and Management
Introduction
Tourism Definitions
Antarctic Tourists
The Antarctic Tour Cycle
Tourist Attractions
Antarctic Tourist Sites
History of Antarctic Tourism
Antarctic Tourism Products
Ship-Based Tourism
Aviation
Land-Based Tourism
Private Expeditions
Management and Regulation of Commercial Antarctic Tourism
Concluding Comment
Chapter 5. The Impacts of Commercial Antarctic Tourism
Antarctic Tourism Activities in Perspective
Environmental Impacts of Antarctic Tourism in the Academic Literature
Environmental Impacts of Antarctic Tourism in the Popular Press
Observations of the Impact of Antarctic Tourism Activities
Concluding Comments
Chapter 6. Antarctic Tourists: Motivations, Expectations, and Images of Antarctica As a Tourist Destination
Visitor Profiles in the Literature
Background of the Visitor Surveys
Analysis of Shipborne Tourist Responses Prior to Landing in Antarctica
Analysis of Shipborne Antarctic Tourist Responses After Visiting the Antarctic
Characteristics of Overflight Passengers and Their Images and Attitudes Toward Antarctica As a Tourist Destination
Comparative Perceptual Images of Antarctic Visitors
Concluding Comments
Chapter 7. The Future of Antarctic Tourism
Background to the Delphi Method
The Delphi Technique Applied to Tourism
Method and Panel Selection
Legitimacy and Preferred Present Types of Tourism in the Antarctic
The Future of Commercial Tourism in Antarctica and Its Impacts
Other Types of Future Tourism Activities in Antarctica
Future Developments in Antarctic Tourism
Concluding Comments
Chapter 8. Observations on the Operation of Tourism in Antarctica
Sea-Borne Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula
Sea-Borne Tourism in the Ross Sea
Operational Issues
Observation of Antarctic Overflights
Conclusion
Opportunities for Future Research
Bibliography
Index
Reference Notes Included

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