Destination Climate Adaptation

Abstract

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The Conditionality of Outdoor Sports Events on Weather-Induced Impacts and Possible Solution

“…Climate is an essential component in outdoor tourism activities and an important part of a destination’s resource and economic base. Any variation in climate characteristics could represent a possible risk to an event host destination’s sustainability, attractiveness, and economic feasibility (Čavlek et al, 2019). Rutty et al (2015) highlighted that weather influences the capacity to brace for outdoor events and can have a direct impact on planning the schedule in terms of postponements or even the cancelation of events.…”

“…The model allows us to memorize values for short or long time frames and does not use activation functions within its recurrent components. Although there have been several studies promoting the use of the weather risks tools (e.g., climate index) in the travel industry (Bafaluy et al, 2014; Čavlek et al, 2019; de Freitas, 2003; de Freitas et al, 2008), very little, if any, the effort has been made in researching ways to examine the practical aspects of such an idea. Thus, one of the main aims of this study is to make an attempt to contribute to the scarce literature sources and to make events’ organizers more aware of the fact that LSTM could be of great help when managing weather risks.…”

Exploring the Multiple Benefits of Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Tourism for Climate Risks and Destination Well-Being

“…fresh water, food), and specific environmental conditions (e.g. waves for surfing, preferred weather) (Becken, 2013;Čavlek, Cooper, Krajinović, Srnec, & Zaninović, 2018). The strong interconnectedness of tourism, host communities and the environment at the destination level is particularly prevalent in the case of many Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (Samoa Tourism Authority, 2012), partly because of social and cultural meanings attached to the environment (Movono, Dahles, & Becken, 2017;Vanuatu National Statistics Office, 2012).…”

“…questioned (Becken, 2019;Hall, 2019). Tourism relies on, and interacts with, the natural environment including environmental attractions (e.g., pristine beaches, healthy coral reefs; Buckely, 2008), resources (e.g., fresh water, food), and specific environmental conditions (e.g., waves for surfing, preferred weather; Becken, 2013;Čavlek et al, 2018). The strong interconnectedness of tourism, host communities and the environment at the destination level is particularly prevalent in the case of many Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS; Samoa Tourism Authority, 2012), partly because of social and cultural meanings attached to the environment (Movono et al, 2017;Vanuatu National Statistics Office, 2012).…”

“…Despite this opportunity, system thinking in the field of tourism and climate change remains limited. A growing body of literature on adaptation in tourism focuses on various aspects of business resilience, tourist behavior, destination attractiveness and hazards (e.g., Becken, 2005;Čavlek et al, 2018;Jopp et al, 2013;Mycoo, 2014;Scott et al, 2012). Yet there is a lack of existing tourism adaptation frameworks that are informed by systems theory (Loehr, 2020) and our systematic understanding of the impacts of tourism adaptation on the wider destination, or vice versa, remains limited.…”