Tourism and oil : preparing for the challenge /
By: Becken, Susanne.
Series: Tourism essentials ; 1.Publisher: Bristol : Channel View Publications, 2015Description: xv, 189 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781845414887 (hbk.); 9781845414887:; 1845414888 (hbk.); 184541487X (pbk.); 9781845414870 (pbk.).Subject(s): Tourism -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable tourism | Climatic changes
| Petroleum industry and trade | Energy consumption | Fuel consumptionDDC classification: 338.479104 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 338.479104 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0092450 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Figures -- Tables -- Boxes -- 1 : introduction -- 2 : a thirsty sector : oil requirements of tourism -- 3 : the sky is the limit : growth expectations for tourism -- 4 : the end of plenty : physical constraints -- 5 : socio-political challenges of addressing peak oil -- 6 : the economic impact of oil prices on tourism -- 7 : pathways to post-peak tourism -- 8 : conclusion -- References -- Index.
This book is the first to examine oil constraints and tourism and addresses one of the key challenges for the tourism industry in the future.