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7th International Symposium on Tourism and Sustainability
TRAVEL & TOURISM IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Robust Findings, Key Uncertainties
8th-10th July 2009
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ssm/research/symposia/2009/index.php?PageId=750
Invited guest speakers:
Geoffry Lipman, UNWTO Assistant Secretary-General
Mark Lynas, award-winning freelance writer on climate change
At a time of increasing mobility, ease of travel and the emergence of new destinations, tourism is both a victim of, and contributor to climate change. However, this symbiotic relationship remains shrouded in fuzzy data, myths and mystery. Given that the industry servicing ‘people on the move’ is central to most economies and cultures, the option to ‘give up’ tourism is simply not tenable. Responsive actions must be identified to enable travel and tourism to deliver the peak experiences that tourists seek, but with a lower carbon footprint.
Industry perspectives, full papers, presentations, work in progress, and posters are invited under the following themes:
1. Climate change at the moment of financial crisis
2. Innovative approaches in adaptation and mitigation processes and protocols
3. Reducing ‘Hotspot’ Vulnerability (i.e. destinations affected by and /or dependent on tourism)
4. Emerging generating and receiving countries
5. The controversial nature of Media and Marketing
6. Supply Chain contributors (i.e. tour operators, airlines and other means of transport, accommodation, attractions, tourism corporations and local producers)
7. Educational providers (i.e capacity building and knowledge management)
8. The role of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs)
9. The role of NGOs
10. The climate change challenge for developing countries/majority world
We are particularly interested in strategic approaches to bridging the gaps between climate change and poverty alleviation (i.e. is it possible to capture the inevitable changes in the shape of tourism over the coming decades to the benefit of the developing/ majority world?)
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