Sökning: "Arctic tourism"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Arctic tourism.

1. 1. Arctic geographies in the making : understanding political economy, institutional strategic selectivity, and agency in tourism pathway development

   Författare :Dorothee Bohn; Doris A. Carson; Linda Lundmark; E. Carina H. Keskitalo; Dimitri Ioannides; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic tourism; political economy; institutional strategic selectivity; agency; tourism pathways; uneven development; metagovernance; regional development funding; resort enclave; firm financing;

   Sammanfattning : Tourism has long been promoted as a catalyst for socio-economic development in sparsely populated areas based on the commodification of culture and natural environments. This thesis examines the case of Arctic tourism in the two neighbouring northern counties of Finnish Lapland and Norrbotten (Sweden). LÄS MER

3. 2. Relationship between wildlife and tourism - interdisciplinary insights from Arctic fox tourism in Sweden

   Författare :Malin Larm; Anders Angerbjörn; Barbara Zimmermann; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; wildlife tourism; human disturbance; human-wildlife interaction; conservation; predation; arctic fox; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

   Sammanfattning : Interactions between wildlife and tourism can be studied from several different perspectives and the effects of such interactions can influence animals both positively and negatively with effects on both individual and population levels. This thesis takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining both natural and social perspectives, when studying the effects of tourism activity on a small population of the endangered arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus). LÄS MER