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This book explores the effects of climate on tourism and the effectiveness of climate adaptation in this sector. Taking into account the spatial dimension of tourism and climate change, it highlights the need for more detailed information, the weak interaction between stakeholders, and the limitation of resources in the context of rapid changes, brought on by the necessary implementation of the third-order stage of tourism. The book focuses on adaptation, mitigation, and resilience to climate change, including topics such as human thermal comfort of visitors, the water resources in tourism areas, the circular economy, the mobility and transports, the psychological aspects of weather and climate in recreational practices. The book concludes an assessment of the status, challenges, and prospects for the adaptation of the tourism sector to climate change. The book appeals to scholars and students of economic geography, regional and spatial science, tourism economics, and related fields.
List of contents
Chapter 1. An introduction to spatial and territorial dimensions of tourism and climate change.- Chapter 2. Challenges and crossroads towards sustainability-oriented tourism facing humanity and its relationship with nature throughout contemporary history.- Chapter 3. A scientific-metric analysis of urban tourism and climate change - an investigation based on Web of Science and Scopus- Chapter 4. Is the tourism perspective envisaged in climate change adaptation planning?.- Chapter 5. Climate change acknowledgement and adaptation and mitigation responses in rural tourism destinations.- Chapter 6. Regional resilience and dependence on tourism in a changing climate.- Chapter 7. Climate change and tourism in Spain. The case of the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca (Alicante).- Chapter 8. Coastal tourism adaptation to climate change in Brazil.- Chapter 9. A debate on Turkey tourism's adaptation to climate change.- Chapter 10. Conservation-based tourism development, climate change, inclusion of locals, and post-human-wildlife co-existence conflicts.
