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The vulnerability of beach tourism to climate change—an index approach

Perch-Nielsen, Sabine

In: Climatic Change, 2010, vol. 100, no. 3-4, p. 579-606

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    Titre
    • The vulnerability of beach tourism to climate change—an index approach
    Auteur
    • Perch-Nielsen, Sabine. Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, CHN E 24, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Classification
    • Sciences de la terre
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:309620
    Summary
    The attractiveness of a region for touristic activities depends strongly on the local weather and climate. This paper analyses the vulnerability of the beach tourism sector towards climate change by means of an index approach on a country level. A vulnerability framework for the tourism sector is developed and on its basis, indicators are defined for exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. A transparent index approach, including a robustness analysis with multiple transformation methods and weighting sets, yields an assessment of the overall relative vulnerability of the beach tourism sector in 51 countries. Aggregate results on an annual level are presented as a starting point for a more detailed comparison of countries based on the individual indicators. The important limitations regarding the availability of accurate indicators as well as the concept of vulnerability itself are discussed. Despite these limitations, the present study contributes to integrating the numerous direct as well as indirect effects climate change may have on beach tourism