Sustainable Space Tourism

109 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h22min.
The first book written about the exciting new space tourism industry from a sustainability perspectiveThis book explores the relationship between space tourism and the discourse in sustainability and futures research. It offers comprehensive information on the current understanding of the space tourism industry and assesses the possible impacts of space tourism on the environment, economics, legislation and society. The volume aims to encourage more dialogue and critical examinations of aspects of space tourism related to future sustainability. From data gathered from empirical research, it provides a vision for the future of sustainable space tourism. It will be of interest to students and researchers in tourism, sustainability and futures studies, as well as individual space tourist ‘hopefuls’, space tourism industry operators and tourism policy regulators.Preface Chapter 1. Introducing Space Tourism Chapter 2. Background to Sustainability   Chapter 3. Futures Forecasting Chapter 4. Planning Sustainable Space Tourism Chapter 5. Space Tourism and Society Chapter 6. Economics and Space Legislation   Chapter 7. Visions of Sustainable Space Tourism Concluding Words