Climate Justice in Tourism by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

Climate Justice in Tourism by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles

First comprehensive exploration of climate justice in tourism, critically examining how tourism is both a catalyst to the crisis but also a victim of its impacts.

This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of climate justice in tourism, critically examining how tourism contributes to and is impacted by the global climate crisis. It offers a multidimensional justice framework to unpack systemic injustices embedded in tourism and climate governance.

With global case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, the book interrogates dominant growth-centric, colonial and anthropocentric tourism models, and calls for radical transitions toward just, decolonised and regenerative futures. It bridges theory and practice by providing both critical diagnoses and constructive pathways for a climate-just tourism transformation.

It is a useful resource for postgraduate students, researchers, academics, policymakers and practitioners working in tourism, climate change, environmental justice and sustainable development. It is also valuable for advanced undergraduate courses that engage with tourism, justice, sustainability and global development.

Addressed in critical detail by a refreshingly diverse range of authors, this book offers the first comprehensive treatment of climate justice in tourismCrucially, it does so in ways that reach beyond carbon emissions to attend to the systemic injustices of anthropocentrism, colonialism, neoliberalism and globalisation. This book should be compulsory reading for those with interests in, and responsibilities for, reshaping tourism development in respect to equity and justice. * James Higham, Griffith University, Australia *
This necessary volume examines tourism's entanglement with climate injustice across diverse geographies. From carbon offsetting's colonial dynamics to Indigenous frameworks for regenerative hosting, Climate Justice in Tourism reveals structural inequities while offering practical pathways toward justice. A vital resource for scholars and practitioners committed to transforming tourism beyond extractive paradigms and toward equitable, decolonial futures. * Farhana Sultana, Syracuse University, USA *

This is the most rigorous and uncompromising examination of climate justice in tourism I've encountered. It exposes the systemic injustices our industry has long avoided and offers a multidimensional justice framework for a radical paradigm shift toward equitable, decolonial futures. An essential read for tourism practitioners and scholars who care about climate change and are committed to just climate action.

* Vincie Ho, Founder and Executive Director, RISE Travel Institute and Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University, USA *

Freya Higgins-Desbiolles is Adjunct, Business Unit, Adelaide University, Australia and Adjunct Professor, Taylor's University, Malaysia.

Raymond Rastegar is Lecturer in Tourism at Griffith University, Australia.

Roshis Krishna Shrestha is Research Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781836460084
ISBN 10	1836460082
Title	Climate Justice in Tourism
Author	Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Series	Aspects Of Tourism
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Channel View Publications Ltd
Year published	2026-04-14
Number of pages	290
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.