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The end of tourism? Climate change and societal challenges

  • Peter Burns
    ,
  • Lyn Bibbings
  • Oxford Brookes University
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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

Abstract

Starting with the assumption that socio-cultural aspects of tourism demand will need to change in response to global warming, this paper identifies business and consumer contradictions that highlight the complexities of dealing with climate change in an industry characterised by fragmented, global supply chains. The paper's approach is to problematise the issues into a series of research questions (related to ethical consumption, sustainability, policies, actions and communication) based on the premise that sustainable tourism is possible and desirable, but mitigation has to acknowledge the anthropogenic causes of climate change and responses should be underpinned by changing norms for any society that considers travel to be the ‘perfect freedom’.

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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
 Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 31-51 (21 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Twenty-First Century Society (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/02/2009

Publication status

Published - 01/02/2009

ISSN

1745-0144

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/594774
  • Scopus: 60449100443

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