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Network Theory to analyze the multiple
versions of Greenlandic futures. These futures
were presented through a traveling exhibition
‗Possible Greenland‘. Climate change is
generally seen as detrimental but Greenland is
considered to be a potential beneficiary in
tourism terms as it is projected to become a
‗new Mediterranean‘. Under this projected
future, Greenland will become more heavily
populated and developed, although the
attraction of this future is of course contested.
Climate change would make Greenland more
hospitable and attractive for visitors. Among
other things, the authors of this article
highlighted the complexity of climate change
as tourists may simply adapt by travelling to
other destinations that are more comfortable
and attractive and away from those that have
become less tolerable. Competition among
tourist destinations, in this context, does not
bode well for encouraging more sustainable
tourism at the global level. But many people
around the world would not want a warmer
Greenland so that they can travel; they would
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