00893nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002100018245006500039260003400104300001000138520061300148583002200761  a09.04.05 S312  aSchatan, Claudia  aClimate change and challenges for tourism in Central America  bUN ECLACaMexico CityMXc2010  a67 p.  aLooks at the different Central American countries' tourism characteristics and vulnerability to climate change phenomena; compares the different situations of tourist sites among the countries of the region. Looks into the legal and institutional framework that has been developed regarding environment protection and climate change in each country under study, analysing its progress and limitations, explores the determinants of tourism demand in the past, including the role of hurricanes and other external shocks on the flow of tourists and, suggests some adaptation policies mostly for leisure tourism.  c10/15/12kSANDRAW