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080 _a09.04.05 S312
100 _aSchatan, Claudia
245 _aClimate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
260 _bUN ECLAC
_aMexico CityMX
_c2010
300 _a67 p.
520 _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.
583 _c10/15/12
_kSANDRAW
942 _cM
_mS312
999 _c59239
_d59239