Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Tourism and Global Environmental Change Part 1: Environments 2. Impacts of Global Environmental Change on Tourism in the Polar Regions 3. Global Environmental Change and Mountain Tourism 4. Lakes and Streams 5. Tourism and Forest Ecosystems 6. The Coastal and Marine Environment 7. Deserts and Savannah Regions 8. Tourism Urbanisation and Global Environmental Change Part 2: Global Issues 9. Tourism, Disease and Global Environmental Change 10. Tourism and Water 11. Extreme Weather Events 12. Biodiversity and Global Environmental Change Part 3: Stakeholder Adaptation and Perceptions 13. The Role of Climate Information in Tourist Destination Choice Decision-Making 14. Re-structuring the Tourist Industry 15. US Ski Industry Adaptation to Climate Change 16. The Example of the Avalanche Winter 1999 and the Storm Lothar in the Swiss Alps 17. Tourists and Global Environmental Change 18. Conclusion

About the Author

Stefan Gössling, Michael C. Hall