Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain

Tourism activities, that are very important in the Spanish Mediterranean coast since 60s, have been described as highly vulnerable to climate change. Diversifi cation of the tourism and tourist products are often presented as a possible strategy for adapting to the eff ects of climate change. Th e p...

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Autores: Gómez Martín, Belén, Armesto López, Xosé Antón, Cors i Iglesias, Martí, Muñoz Negrete, Jenny
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/227914
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Palabra clave:Turisme
Turisme rural
Geografia rural
Canvi climàtic
Espanya
Tourism
Rural tourism
Rural geography
Climatic change
Spain
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spelling Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in SpainGómez Martín, BelénArmesto López, Xosé AntónCors i Iglesias, MartíMuñoz Negrete, JennyTurismeTurisme ruralGeografia ruralCanvi climàticEspanyaTourismRural tourismRural geographyClimatic changeSpainTourism activities, that are very important in the Spanish Mediterranean coast since 60s, have been described as highly vulnerable to climate change. Diversifi cation of the tourism and tourist products are often presented as a possible strategy for adapting to the eff ects of climate change. Th e present study explores the initiatives in product diversifi cation that are being put into practice in the Spanish Mediterranean coastal tourism sector. To this end, the study focuses on the analysis of the experiences of the rural tourism sector as an alternative to sun-and-sand tourism in the Alt Empordà (Costa Brava, North-eastern Spain). Methodology of this research is based in two aspects: a) desk research of relevant public documents aimed to promote the diversifi cation of the tourist sector; b) regional survey of rural tourism establishments. Th e analysis reveals a process of diversifi cation that is characterised by spontaneous developments that lack planning and shows an absence of product structuring in accordance with a segmentation of the market. Given these characteristics, the process of diversifi cation that has taken place will not contribute to increasing adaptation's capacity of tourism to climate change or, consequently, to reducing its level of vulnerability.Institute for Tourism2014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/227914Articles publicats en revistes (Geografia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaIngléshttps://hrcak.srce.hr/129479Reproducció del document publicat a: https://hrcak.srce.hr/129479Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014, vol. 62, num.3, p. 293-308https://hrcak.srce.hr/129479(c) Institute for Tourism, 2014info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2279142026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
title Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
spellingShingle Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
Gómez Martín, Belén
Turisme
Turisme rural
Geografia rural
Canvi climàtic
Espanya
Tourism
Rural tourism
Rural geography
Climatic change
Spain
title_short Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
title_full Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
title_fullStr Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
title_sort Adaptation strategies to climate change in the tourist sector: The case of coastal tourism in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gómez Martín, Belén
Armesto López, Xosé Antón
Cors i Iglesias, Martí
Muñoz Negrete, Jenny
author Gómez Martín, Belén
author_facet Gómez Martín, Belén
Armesto López, Xosé Antón
Cors i Iglesias, Martí
Muñoz Negrete, Jenny
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author2 Armesto López, Xosé Antón
Cors i Iglesias, Martí
Muñoz Negrete, Jenny
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Turisme
Turisme rural
Geografia rural
Canvi climàtic
Espanya
Tourism
Rural tourism
Rural geography
Climatic change
Spain
topic Turisme
Turisme rural
Geografia rural
Canvi climàtic
Espanya
Tourism
Rural tourism
Rural geography
Climatic change
Spain
description Tourism activities, that are very important in the Spanish Mediterranean coast since 60s, have been described as highly vulnerable to climate change. Diversifi cation of the tourism and tourist products are often presented as a possible strategy for adapting to the eff ects of climate change. Th e present study explores the initiatives in product diversifi cation that are being put into practice in the Spanish Mediterranean coastal tourism sector. To this end, the study focuses on the analysis of the experiences of the rural tourism sector as an alternative to sun-and-sand tourism in the Alt Empordà (Costa Brava, North-eastern Spain). Methodology of this research is based in two aspects: a) desk research of relevant public documents aimed to promote the diversifi cation of the tourist sector; b) regional survey of rural tourism establishments. Th e analysis reveals a process of diversifi cation that is characterised by spontaneous developments that lack planning and shows an absence of product structuring in accordance with a segmentation of the market. Given these characteristics, the process of diversifi cation that has taken place will not contribute to increasing adaptation's capacity of tourism to climate change or, consequently, to reducing its level of vulnerability.
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Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014, vol. 62, num.3, p. 293-308
https://hrcak.srce.hr/129479
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