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Green Growth and Travelism : Letters from Leaders.
Title:
Green Growth and Travelism : Letters from Leaders.
Author:
Lipman, Geoffrey.
ISBN:
9781908999191
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages)
Contents:
Preface -- Maurice F. Strong -- Founder Chairman, Cosmos International Group, -- Secretary General 1992 Rio Earth Summit -- Travel and tourism - the green imperative -- Dedication -- Introduction and Overview -- Towards Transformation -- New Directions -- Thomas Enders -- CEO of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) -- One born every minute -- Patricia R. Francis -- Executive Director, International Trade Centre -- Greening the tourism sector - building the competitiveness of developing countries -- Edwin D. Fuller -- President of Laguna Strategic Advisors, , Former President International Marriott -- Helping to manage change by sitting at the table -- Angela Gittens -- Director General of Airports Council International -- Aviation and green growth - an airport perspective -- Harold Goodwin -- Professor of Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University -- Mainstream tourism and sustainability -- Gloria Guevara -- Secretary of Tourism, Mexico -- Tourism, green growth and sustainable development -- Peter Harbison -- Chairman, CAPA-Centre for Aviation -- Sustainable aviation and green growth - blood, sweat and tears -- Donald E. Hawkins -- Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy, The George Washington University -- Green growth development strategies for the travel and tourism sector -- James Hogan -- President and CEO, Etihad Airways -- Green growth and travelism -- Brian King -- Centre for Tourism and Services Research, Victoria University -- Chris Buckingham -- Chief Executive, Destination Melbourne -- A liveable and sustainable city that loves visitors -- Karen Kotowski -- CEO, Convention Industry Council -- Meeting as a green growth strategy -- Gerald Lawless -- Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group.

Green growth in Dubai - delivering sustainable community benefits -- Manfredi Lefebvre -- Director and Chairman, Silversea Cruises -- The green economy - travel and tourism and the cruise sector -- Chris Lyle -- CEO Air Transport Economics -- Aviation's role in green growth for developing countries -- Francis McCosker -- Managing Director, International Organizations, Microsoft -- A global tourism transformation - sustainably connecting the unconnected -- Supachai Panitchpakdi -- Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development -- Sustainable tourism development - a public-private partnership -- Jeanine Pires -- President of the Tourism and Business Council at FECOMÉRCIO, Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Sustainable development of travel and tourism in South America -- Randy Powell -- President & CEO, Armstrong Group -- A sustainable train of thought -- Taleb Rifai -- Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization -- One billion tourists … one billion opportunities for more sustainable tourism -- Ignace Schops -- Director, Regional Landscape Kempen and Maasland -- Re-connecting with our planet: think globally, act locally, change personally! -- Daniel Scott -- Canada Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism at the University of Waterloo -- Towards climate compatible travelism -- Vanessa Scott -- Director of Strattons Hotel -- Never too small to make a difference -- David P. Scowsill -- President & CEO, World travel and tourism Council -- Travel & tourism leading the way towards green growth -- Sonu Shivdasani -- Founder of Six Senses, CEO of Soneva -- Luxury and sustainability - natural partners for delivering green growth -- Alain St. Ange -- Minister for Tourism & Culture, Seychelles -- Seychelles Sustainability Framework -- Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley -- Prime Minister of Bhutan.

Gross national happiness as an alternative development paradigm -- Valere Tjolle -- Principal of TotemTourism.com -- Tourism - towards a green economy -- Tony Tyler -- Director General and CEO, IATA -- A green economy: the contribution of travel and tourism - the aviation viewpoint -- Marthinus van Schalkwyk -- Minister of Tourism, South Africa -- Breaking out of the silos -- Dawid de Villiers -- Special Advisor to the UNWTO Secretary-General on Ethical Matters -- Responsible tourism, local communities and ethics -- Gordon Wilson -- President and CEO, Travelport -- Green growth and travelism - a technology company's commitment -- Reto Wittwer -- President and CEO, Kempinski Hotels -- Harnessing people power to secure green growth -- Ian Yeoman -- Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington -- Our sustainable future - looking back from 2050 -- Shanzhong Zhu -- Vice Chairman of China National Tourism Administration -- Making better use of the multiple functions of tourism -- Ghassan Aidi -- President of the International Hotels & Restaurants Association -- The hospitality sector - advancing the green growth agenda -- Akbar Al Baker -- CEO, Qatar Airways -- Qatar Airways roadmap for alternative fuels - for sustainable green growth -- Mike Ambrose -- Director General, ERA -- A fairer environmental balance - aviation's responsible role -- Rick Antonson -- President and CEO, Tourism Vancouver -- Vancouver - on a green growth path for residents and visitors -- Raymond Benjamin -- Secretary General, the International Civil Aviation Organization -- Aviation's and ICAO's climate change response -- Madan Prasad Bezbaruah -- Representative of UNWTO India, Former Secretary of Tourism, India -- Everybody's action or nobody's action? Rio+20, tourism and India -- Giovanni Bisignani -- Chairman WEF Global Agenda Council (Aviation, Travel & Tourism).

The mystery of governments' aviation policy -- Richard Branson -- Founder and Chairman, Virgin Group -- Why aviation can respond positively to climate change -- Geoff Buckley -- Managing Director, New Earth Tourism, Former MD Tourism Australia -- Establishing a destination brand framework for a green growth strategy -- Lucian Cernat -- Chief Trade Economist of the European Commission -- Tourism performance benchmarking for sustainability development policy -- Tony Charters -- Founding Director, Ecotourism Australia -- Ecotourism spearheads the green growth of travelism -- Felix Dodds -- Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future -- Traveling to tomorrow - stakeholders on the same planet -- Acronyms and abbreviations.
Abstract:
This book explores why the industry is misperceived and how it can take its rightful leadership place in the transformation to the new green economy. It looks practically into these issues by taking the views of 46 government, industry and civil society thought leaders on the challenges, opportunities and solutions.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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