Victoria Falls Water Flow Regimes: A Tale of Two Half Centuries

Nhamo, Godwell; Dube, Kaitano; Chikodzi, David

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74192-1_5

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“…The forecasted reduction of winter snow would inevitably lead to a decrease in tourist arrivals and revenues, as well as a in tourism-related jobs (Scott et al , 2019, 2021; Willibald et al , 2021). In the case of the Victoria falls in Zimbabwe, reduced water levels due to droughts (Nhamo et al , 2021) and the covering news reports (Mushawemhuka et al , 2021) led to a massive decrease in tourist arrivals. Reduced tourist arrivals due to adverse weather changes will be extremely detrimental to local economies and communities that depend on tourism, including dramatic reductions in employment and cash flows based on tourism activities.…”

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Disaster and risk management in outdoor recreation and tourism in the context of climate change

Hsu

Sharma

2023

IJCCSM

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Purpose The increasing frequency and intensity of the extreme weather events could cause devastating consequences in tourism. Climate change–related extreme weather events and their relation to tourism is an emerging field for education and research. The purpose of this study is to categorize the impact of climate change on tourist destinations with regard to extreme weather-related risks in outdoor recreation and tourism. Managerial implications for policymakers and stakeholders are discussed. Design/methodology/approach To outline the risks from climate change associated with tourism, this study uses the Prisma analysis for identification, screening, checking for eligibility and finding relevant literature for further categorization. Findings Based on a thoroughly examination of relevant literature, risks and threats posed by climate change could be categorized into following four areas: reduced experiential value in outdoor winter recreation; reduced value in beach scenery and comfort; land degradation and reduced biodiversity; and reduced value in personal safety and comfort in tourism. It also focuses on the significance of using big data applications in catastrophic disaster management and risk reduction. Recommendations with technology and data analytics to continuously improve the disaster management process in tourism education are provided based on findings of this study. Originality/value Primary contributions of this study include the following: providing a summarized overview of the risks associated with climate change in terms of tourist experiential value for educational implications; and revealing the role of data analytics in disaster management in the context of tourism and climate change for tourism education.

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