Katie Marx – The Conversation

January 4, 2023

More than 100,000 tourists will head to Antarctica this summer. Should we worry about damage to the ice and its ecosystems?

Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania; Anne Hardy, University of Tasmania; Can Seng Ooi, University of Tasmania; Carolyn Philpott, University of Tasmania; Hanne E F Nielsen, University of Tasmania, and Katie Marx, University of Tasmania

More of us than ever want to see the ice continent. But is the environmental awakening many return with worth the emissions and possible environmental damage?

Image: Elizabeth Leane

November 30, 2020

Custodians of Antarctica: how 5 gateway cities are embracing the icy continent

Juan Francisco Salazar, Western Sydney University; Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania; Katie Marx, University of Tasmania; Liam Magee, Western Sydney University; Marina Khan, Western Sydney University, and Paul James, Western Sydney University

‘Antarctic cities’ residents care deeply about the continent, with environmental concerns outweighing economic priorities. Asked about its future, they feel a mix of hope, pessimism and sadness.

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