TY  - CHAP
AB  - This chapter discusses the creation of The Icarus Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 2007 to address the issues of climate change and tourism in Canada. As Canada's first nongovernmental organization in this area, the role of the foundation will be described and current initiatives undertaken will be outlined. Challenges to starting a nongovernmental organization in Canada will also be discussed, such as lack of funding, an unmotivated tourism industry, relaxed government regulations, concern about climate change, and its impacts on the tourism industry. The Icarus Foundation began and continues to operate with skeletal staff and the manpower of a few individuals, precariously facing the potential to become extinct if action and support are not provided.
VL  - 3
SN  - 978-0-85724-620-2, 978-0-85724-619-6/2042-1443
DO  - 10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000003016
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000003016
AU  - Dodds Rachel
AU  - Graci Sonya
ED  - Christian Schott
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Chapter 13 Case Study:
T2  - Tourism and the Implications of Climate Change: Issues and Actions
T3  - Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 223
EP  - 234
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -