Greenland is becoming a critically important territory in terms of
tourism, climate change and competition for resource access, yet it
has been poorly represented in academic literature. Tourism now
features as a major source of income for the territory alongside
fisheries. Cruise tourism is increasing rapidly, and might
superficially appear to be best suited to Greenlandic conditions,
given the lack of large-scale accommodation infrastructure and almost
non-existent land routes between settlements. Ironically, one of the
most spectacular tourist attractions is the large number of icebergs
that are being calved as the result of glacier retreat and ice cap
melting, both appearing to be taking place at ever increasing rates.
As a consequence of ice removal, the territory's claimed extensive
range of mineral resources, not least rare earth elements and
hydrocarbons, are becoming more accessible for exploitation and,
thereby, are acting increasingly as the focus for geopolitical
competition. This book explores the nature of dynamics between
tourism, climate change and the geopolitics of natural resource
exploitation in the Arctic and examines their interrelationships
specifically in the critical context of Greenland, but within a
framework that emphasises the wider global implications of the
outcomes of such interrelationships. This book is the first to explore
these interrelationships in depth in English.
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The Critical Case of Greenland
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781789246735
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
CABI
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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