Tourism has develop into a prominent activity in the Arctic region. Analyzing this development has been the assignment of the UArctic Thematic Network of Northern Tourism. In this publication the network presents a timely research agenda for Arctic tourism in 14 chapters, addressing key issues facing Arctic tourism, such as a climate change and undesired impacts on communities and environments.
Rantala O. & Müller, D.K. (Eds.) (2024). A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism. Edward Elgar.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035319992
The content of the book:
1 Introduction: The need for a revised research agenda for Arctic tourism
Outi Rantala and Dieter K. Müller
2. When POLTOUR app meets generative AI
O. Cenk Demiroglu
3. “Justin Bieber posted it on IG, so why can’t I visit?”
Patrick T. Maher and Anne Hardy
4. Mobilities and place: Arctic tourism in the making
Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
5. A future for creative tourism in the Arctic
Suzanne de la Barre
6. Tourism, Imaginaries, and Cultural Heritage in the Arctic
Trine Kvidal-Røvik, Stein R. Mathisen, and Kjell Olsen
7. Multispecies hospitality
Emily Höckert and Outi Rantala
8. A comparative advantage? Using situated comparison for collaborative ways of knowing in Greenlandic tourism
Carina Ren and Ulunnguaq Markussen
9. Framing by opening up: Approaching matters of concern in nature-based tourism
Brynhild Granås, June Anthonsen Røsbø and Mats Hoel
10. Nature-based tourism as part of Arctic land use and just transition
Seija Tuulentie
11. Who owns the Arctic tourism industry? Economic-geographical perspectives
Dieter K. Müller
12. Post-Arctic tourism and the need to rethink the aesthetics of Arctic tourism in the context of climate change
Alix Varnajot
13. Convivial Arctic futures. Understanding the role of tourism in times of ecological crisis
Edward Hákon Huijbens
14 Arctic tourism in the 21st century
Dieter K. Müller and Outi Rantala