Tourism and climate change
Our researchers mainly focus on two aspects of the climate (change) and tourism research field. First of all, they translate climate data (including observations, reanalysis data, seasonal forecasts, projections) into tourism-relevant information. Secondly, researchers are involved in studies into the vulnerabilities of tourism destinations and stakeholders, their climate change adaptation options, and destinations’ resilience to (climate) change.
The oldest line of research in the category is the development and application of tailored climate indices for tourism, such as the Tourism Climate Index (TCI). Wageningen University & Research is at the forefront of the further development and testing of such indices.
More recently, WUR researchers have become involved in the development of climate services for the tourism industry, trying to address the question: what climate information is relevant/ necessary for tourism stakeholders, and in what form is this information best presented. The main target groups include urban and Arctic tourism stakeholders.
Research on tourism and climate change
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Resilience of the richest reefs
With a diverse team of scientists, conservationists and policy makers from Indonesia and The Netherlands we will collect local knowledge and... -
Enhancing the Saliency of climate services for marine mobility Sectors in European Arctic Seas (SALIENSEAS)
The warming Arctic ocean has profound socio-economic consequences for local communities and various marine sectors. To make appropriate operational... -
Vulnerability is dynamic: Enhancing adaptive governance to climate change for Caribbean tourism through interactive modelling
Millions of tourists visit Caribbean islands annually to enjoy resort properties, beaches and coral reefs. Coastal tourism destinations, however, are... -
Climate change and tourism in Tanzania
This study aims therefore to develop an integrated outlook for nature-based tourism in Tanzania. To achieve this, exploratory scenarios for the...
Publications
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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Nature-Based Solutions for Hurricane Risk Reduction Policies in the Mexican Caribbean
Land 11 (2022)10. - ISSN 2073-445X -
Active interventions to rehabilitate Caribbean coral reefs : The use of artificial substrates to increase the abundance of herbivorous fish and sea urchins
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.J. Murk, co-promotor(en): A.O. Debrot; R. Osinga. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789464472271 - p. -
Bonaire 2050 : Putting the vision into numbers
Wageningen : Wageningen Environmental Research (Report / Wageningen Environmental Research 3168) - p. -
Coproducing Sea Ice Predictions with Stakeholders Using Simulation
Weather, climate and society 14 (2022)2. - ISSN 1948-8327 - p. 399 - 413. -
Extending the shared socioeconomic pathways for adaptation planning of blue tourism
Futures 137 (2022). - ISSN 0016-3287 -
Landscape governance in sub-Saharan Africa
In: Protected Areas and Tourism in Southern Africa / , Senyana Stone, Lesego, Tibabo Stone, Moren, Kefilwe Mogomotsi, Patricia, Mogomotsi, Goemeone E.J.. - : Routledge - ISBN 9781003193166 - 14 p. -
A different view on (world) heritage. The need for multi-perspective data analyses in historical landscape studies: The example of Schokland (NL)
Journal of Cultural Heritage 53 (2022). - ISSN 1296-2074 - p. 190 - 205. -
Understanding research impact manifestations in the environmental policy domain. Sustainable tourism research and the case of dutch aviation
Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2022), Volume: 30, Issue: 9 - ISSN 0966-9582 - p. 2089-2106. -
Perceived authenticity of the Pancasila Sakti Museum by high school students
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology 8 (2021)3. - ISSN 1759-0442 - p. 254 - 275. -
Integrated land restoration impact assessment in the Chinese Loess Plateau
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): C.J. Ritsema, co-promotor(en): L. Fleskens; F. Wang. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463959599 - p.