Cruises and bruises: Safety, security and social issues on polar cruises

Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions: Promoting Environmental and Social Sustainability?

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 57-74

  Klein, Ross A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 84862082382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849776394     Document Type: Chapter

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