Tourism vs Climate Change

How tourism can improve society and slow down climate change

Martijn Steijn • ebook • epub

• Samenvatting
  Dit boek is in het Engels geschreven om een zo groot mogelijk publiek te kunnen bereiken.
  Het doel van dit boek is om aan te tonen dat reizen en toerisme niet zomaar onnodige vrijetijdsactiviteiten zijn die verminderd moeten worden om klimaatverandering te voorkomen.
  Reizen zorgt voor interactie met verschillende culturen en omgevingen. Reizen heeft bijgedragen aan het creëren van de veiligste multiculturele samenleving in de menselijke geschiedenis.
  Vóór de Covid-19-pandemie was het toerisme de derde grootste industrie ter wereld. Het voorzag meer dan 10% van de wereldbevolking van een baan, terwijl de ecologische voetafdruk slechts 8% bedroeg. Nu is onze wereldeconomie zwaar beschadigd door de Covid-19-pandemie, maar het toerisme kan helpen. Toerisme kan worden gebruikt als een duurzaam instrument om de rijkdom van sterkere economieën gelijker te verdelen onder de mensen die in zwakkere economieën leven. Als dit goed gedaan wordt, kan toerisme niet alleen helpen om de wereldeconomie beter in balance te brengen, maar zelfs om onze samenleving als geheel duurzamer te maken!
  
• Productinformatie
  Binding : Epub
  Auteur : Martijn Steijn
  Bestandstype : epub
  Distributievorm : Ebook (digitaal)
  Aantal pagina's : Afhankelijk van e-reader
  Beveiliging : Digitaal watermerk (social DRM)   Informatie 
  Uitgeverij : Martijn Steijn
  ISBN : 9789090342269
  Datum publicatie : 01-2021
  
• Inhoudsopgave
  Contents:
  
  Foreword
  
  PART I A CLOSER LOOK AT TOURISM
  
  Ch. 1 How it all started p.11
  1.1 Definition of tourism p.11
  1.2 The first travel agencies p.11
  1.3 Modern-day tourism p.13
  
  Ch. 2 A closer look at the tourist industry p.15
  2.1 Industries related to tourism p.15
  2.2 How big is the total tourist industry? P.17
  2.3 Seven different forms of tourism p.18
  
  
  PART II CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  Ch. 3 What is Climate Change? p.24
  3.1 Climate change through human activity p.25
  3.2 The greenhouse effect p.27
  3.3 What is carbon dioxide? P.27
  3.4 Earth’s natural carbon cycle p.28
  3.5 The history of Earth’s atmosphere p.29
  3.6 Carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas p.29
  3.7 What are greenhouse gases? P.31
  
  Ch. 4 How to reduce climate change and why now? p.35
  4.1 The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement p.36
  4.2 Our Carbon Budget p.37
  4.3 Representative Concentration Pathways p.38
  4.4 Shared Socio-economic Pathways p.39
  4.5 Shared Socio-economic Pathways in detail p.41
  
  Ch. 5 Popular ideas to fight climate change p.43
  5.1 Change our diet p.43
  5.2 Artificial food p.45
  5.3 Sustainable livestock farming p.46
  5.4 Seawater Greenhouse p.47
  5.5 Renewables p.48
  
  
  PART III TOURISM IN RELATION TO OUR SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT
  
  Ch. 6 Influence of tourism on the environment, economy, culture, and social life p.49
  6.1 In short: the environmental impact of tourism p.49
  6.2 Economic impact of tourism p.49
  6.3 Cultural impact of tourism p.50
  6.4 Social impact of tourism p.51
  
  Ch. 7 How tourism contributes to global greenhouse gas emission p.53
  7.1 The greenhouse gas emission of tourism in perspective p.53
  7.2 To travel or not to travel, that is the question p.54
  7.3 The rebound effect p.55
  7.4 The plane is taking off anyway p.57
  7.5 The responsibility for carbon footprints p.59
  
  Ch. 8 Negative effects of tourism on the environment p.61
  8.1 It isn’t only greenhouse gas pollution p.61
  8.2 No place is off the tourism circuit p.62
  8.3 Mass tourism p.62
  8.4 Mass tourism and resorts p.63
  8.5 Some specific problems of mass tourism p.65
  8.6 The impact of Eco Lodges p.68
  8.7 Spiritual tourism and the abuse of cultural traditions p.70
  8.8 Negative effects of volunteer tourism p.71
  8.9 Ecological farms p.74
  8.10 Tourism strain on infrastructure p.75
  8.11 The Lifecycle of tourism p.76
  
  Ch. 9 The relationship between poverty and our environment p.78
  9.1 An exceptional story about reducing poverty p.80
  
  Ch. 10 The tourist industry as an economic development tool p.82
  10.1 Three major economic sectors p.82
  10.2 Income Distribution Effect and employment p.83
  10.3 Elements of supply and demand p.85
  
  Ch. 11 Local communities and tourism p.86
  11.1 The many challenges surrounding community tourism p.87
  11.2 Dependency p.89
  11.3 They’re rich and we’re poor p.90
  11.4 Different expectations p.90
  11.5 The bias of communities against tour agencies p.91
  11.6 NGOs versus travel agencies p.92
  11.7 Care versus Tropic p.93
  11.8 Green-washing p.95
  11.9 A problem resulting from capitalism p.96
  11.10 Tourist expectations and reality p.97
  11.11 Should the remote communities learn English? p.98
  11.12 Are local communities able to organize tourism? p.99
  11.13 Mutual advantages of long term partnerships p.100
  
  Ch. 12 The importance of tourism on a global scale p.102
  12.1 The first example: advantage of tourism on the Galapagos p.102
  12.2 Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon p.103
  12.3 Gene exchange as a result of traveling p.104
  12.4 Traveling and viruses p.105
  12.5 Social benefits of traveling and tourism p.107
  12.6 Tourism can create a better mutual understanding and avoid conflict p.109
  12.7 The Fauzi Azar Inn p.110
  12.8 Traveling and trading have made the world safer p.111
  12.9 Some of my own travel experiences p.112
  12.10 People who travel receive many benefits p.115
  
  
  PART IV TOURISM IN RELATION TO SUSTAINABILITY
  
  Ch. 13 Is sustainable tourism possible? p.118
  13.1 Everything we do leaves a carbon footprint p.118
  13.2 The Carbon footprint of tourism p.119
  13.3 The official definition of sustainable tourism p.120
  13.4 Sustainable tourism or responsible tourism? p.123
  
  Ch. 14 How to make the tourist industry more sustainable p.124
  14.1 The responsibility of the tourist industry p.125
  14.2 The Eco Hotels of tomorrow p.126
  14.3 Sustainability recommendations for tour operators p.127
  14.4 Sustainable tourist projects p.129
  14.5 Izhcayluma p.132
  14.6 The danger of bookings websites p.134
  
  Ch. 15 Things travelers can do to make their vacation more sustainable p.137
  15.1 Fly responsibly p.137
  15.2 Natural carbon sequestration and offsets p.138
  15.3 Carbon offsets: atoning for sins of emission? p.139
  15.4 A few recommendable carbon offset programs p.141
  15.5 Be a more sustainable tourist while traveling p.145
  
  Ch. 16 Future sustainable transport based on the past p.159
  16.1 Sailing around the world p.159
  16.2 The best of both worlds: airships p.160
  16.3 Climate change and airships p.162
  16.4 Electric airplanes p.163
  
  Ch. 17 The holistic sustainable approach p.167
  17.1 Change our mentality p.167
  17.2 Create time to travel p.168
  17.3 Sustained salaries p.171
  17.4 Well-being above economic growth p.172
  17.5 The Doughnut Economy p.172
  17.6 Increase happiness with a low(er) carbon footprint p.174
  17.7 Indulging in experiences provides more happiness p.176
  
  Ch. 18 Space traveling to explore new areas and development p.178
  18.1 The advantages of space travel p.179
  18.2 Are we now afraid to travel into Space? p.182
  18.3 Space tourism to encourage new development p.183
  
  
  Epilogue p.185
  
  
  Appendix: p.187
  I What is the atmosphere? P.187
  II Earth’s carbon circle p.187
  III pH value of seawater p.190
  IV What is 1ppm of CO2 p.190
  V Representative Concentration Pathways (RPC) p.191
  VI Transient Climate Response p.192
  VII How to set up a sustainable community tourist project/ business p.194
  VIII Building an ecologically friendly hotel p.196
  IX How to improve the sustainability of your existing hotel p.201
  X Sustainability tips for tour operators p.206
  XI CO sequestration calculation p.209
  XII Additional interesting articles about airships: p.211
  
  
  359 Links as reference: p.211
  
  Special thanks to: p.223
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