Experiencing Svalbard sustainably? Reflecting on what we can learn about polar cruise tourism from the SEES expedition

IF 0.8 Q2 AREA STUDIES Polar Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/2154896X.2023.2205249

Annette Löf, Zdenka Sokolíčková, N. Steins

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ABSTRACT What makes an experience sustainable? Can polar cruise tourism in the High Arctic ever be sustainable? If so, under what conditions? These questions guide this report as it explores tensions embedded in the concept of ‘sustainable polar cruise tourism’. These matters are of particular importance in Svalbard, with a rapidly developing tourism sector being an important part of the Svalbard economy. The report is based on a participatory workshop held on-board a recent expedition to the Svalbard archipelago, the so-called SEES expedition (the Scientific Expedition Edgeøya Svalbard). Conducted as a combined scientific and touristic expedition, the SEES expedition offers opportunity to explore the meaning(s) of sustainability among environmentally aware visitors representing key actor groups on Svalbard. The purpose of the report is thus to contribute to ongoing conversations on the paradoxes of sustainable polar tourism by sharing experiences and perspectives on what sustainability can mean from a passenger point of view.

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可持续地体验斯瓦尔巴群岛？反思我们可以从SEES探险中了解到的极地游轮旅游

摘要是什么让体验具有可持续性？高北极地区的极地游轮旅游是否可持续？如果是，在什么条件下？这些问题为本报告提供了指导，因为它探讨了“可持续极地游轮旅游”概念中的紧张关系。这些问题在斯瓦尔巴群岛尤为重要，快速发展的旅游业是斯瓦尔巴经济的重要组成部分。该报告基于最近一次斯瓦尔巴群岛探险队，即所谓的SEES探险队（科学探险队Edgeøya Svalbard）在船上举行的一次参与性研讨会。SEES探险队是一支科学和旅游相结合的探险队，为代表斯瓦尔巴群岛主要参与者群体的环保游客探索可持续性的意义提供了机会。因此，本报告的目的是通过分享从乘客的角度来看可持续性意味着什么的经验和观点，为正在进行的关于可持续极地旅游悖论的对话做出贡献。

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Polar Journal Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)

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