Climate Change Impacts and Sustainable Tourism
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioclimatology; climate change; heat stress; human health; thermal comfort; tourism and leisure
Interests: urban climatology; urban planning; climate guidelines; human comfort and health; thermal remote sensing; climate services
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is having a significant impact on tourist destinations around the world. Rising temperatures are transforming landscapes and affecting natural attractions such as beaches, forests, and glaciers. Coastal areas are facing an increased risk of rising sea levels, leading to erosion and flooding that threaten tourist infrastructure. Extreme weather events including heatwaves, hurricanes, cyclones, and wildfires are also disrupting travel plans and damaging tourism facilities, leading to financial consequences and endangering people's wellbeing. These changes in the biophysical environment not only affect competitiveness between tourist destinations, but also cause fluctuations in international tourist flows.
This Special Issue compiles interdisciplinary research on climate change and tourism, aiming to foster sustainable practices that promote adaptation and mitigation within the tourism sector in many countries or regions across the world.
Relevant topics include but are not limited to the following areas:
- Climate Vulnerability in Tourist Destinations;
- Adaptation Strategies for Tourism Businesses;
- Community-Based Tourism for Climate Resilience;
- Technologies for Climate Mitigation in Tourism;
- Policy Frameworks for Sustainable Tourism;
- Tourism Carrying Capacity in Changing Climates;
- Climate Education in Tourism
Dr. João Vasconcelos
Dr. António Saraiva Lopes
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- climate vulnerability
- tourism adaptation
- community resilience
- climate policy
- tourism development
