Environmental policy challenges for the cruise industry: case studies from Australia and the USA.

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter suggests that the cruise industry inevitably affects the marine environment and requires some form of regulation to guide its activities and procedures. It examines the debate over industry self-regulation and voluntary guidelines versus command-and-control regulation. Using two case studies (Juneau in Alaska, USA; and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia), the chapter explores the significance of place in determining the type of environmental policy that is adopted to regulate the cruise industry.