Abstract:
While the need to respond to the wide-ranging challenges
posed by climate change has been widely emphasized, there is still a
relative lack of attention being given to the type, scale, and nature of
responses that are taking place in different economic sectors and parts of
the world. This chapter provides a review of the tourism-related responses
to the implications of climate change in the context of New Zealand. This
is a country where tourism is a very important sector of the economy that
depends heavily on the credibility of its green and unspoilt destination
image. However, due to its relative isolation in the South Pacific, New
Zealand requires most international tourists to travel long distances,
which results in considerable greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter
outlines the private and public sectors’ responses to these challenges with
particular attention to their collaboration.
