ABSTRACT
At a time when the debate on global warming and associated climate change has gained prominence in international and national policy, academia and the media, primarily because of its threat to our economic and social well-being, it is relevant to discuss the relationship that tourism has with it, as both an instigator and recipient of climatic change.
A theme of this book is that tourism does not take place in a void without impacting upon and being impacted upon by the natural environment. Another theme is that tourism is heavily dependent upon climate and natural resources. Climate, beaches, oceans, mountains, forests, wildlife and their associated ecosystems provide the attractions for many destinations. Supplies of natural resources such as fresh water are essential to keep tourism destinations functioning. Upon these resources, regular international and domestic flows of tourism have been constructed over decades.
