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Introduction: New Issues in Polar Tourism

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During the recent decade, academic interest in polar tourism certainly reached a new peak. The reasons for this development are plentiful. An important reason is of course the growing numbers of tourists arriving in polar regions and the associated attempts of commercial and noncommercial stakeholders to attract even more tourists to polar destinations. This and other changes, such as global climate change, imply new challenges and opportunities for polar regions, warranting research on tourism in the area. This chapter introduces some of the themes discussed in the scientific literature: definition of polar regions, environmental dimensions, and business and community perspectives. Moreover, the chapter reviews some of the institutional changes occurring in polar tourism research. Finally, the chapter provides an overview of the contributions to this research volume.

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  1. Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, SE-90781, Umeå, Sweden

    Dieter K. Müller Ph.D. & Linda Lundmark Ph.D.

  2. School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada

    Raynald H. Lemelin Ph.D.

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    Dieter K. Müller

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Müller, D.K., Lundmark, L., Lemelin, R.H. (2013). Introduction: New Issues in Polar Tourism. In: Müller, D., Lundmark, L., Lemelin, R. (eds) New Issues in Polar Tourism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5884-1_1

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