Table of contents - Special Issue: How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?
Guest Editors: Vikneswaran Nair, Badaruddin Mohamed, Toney K. Thomas
Trend of research on sustainable tourism and climate change in 21st century
Hadi Farid, Fatemeh Hakimian, Vikneswaran Nair, Pradeep Kumar Nair, Nazari IsmailClimate change is one of the greatest challenges for policymakers at both the international and national levels in the twenty-first century; there is no exception for the tourism…
Tourism development progress of two islands of Malaysia: The locals’ perspective towards climate change
Diana Mohamad, Azizi Bahauddin, Badaruddin MohamedThe purpose of this paper is to look at the physical tourism impacts experienced by the communities of Redang Island and Perhentian Island – two tourist islands located close to…
Coastal tourism space in the context of climate change: discourses and strategies
Dominic Lapointe, Coralie Lebon, Alexis GuillemardThe purpose of the paper is to explore how climate change and the discourses about adaptation to climate change are altering the spatial development of the tourism industry in…
Climate disparity versus risk management: destination demand analysis
Parikshat Singh ManhasThe purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between tourism and climate change and, hence, to understand the impact of climate change on tourist destinations.
Community participation in mitigating marine waste to reduce climatic change in tourism destinations
Sudesh Prabhakaran, Vikneswaran Nair, Sridar RamachandranWaste in the marine environment has become a serious task to be managed. Uncontrolled dumping creates large amounts of methane gas contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. This…
Are tourism businesses’ responses to weather variability a suitable precursor to climate change adaptation?
Susanne Becken, Jude WilsonThis paper aims to investigate weather sensitivity of tourism businesses in New Zealand to examine whether adaptive responses and “learning” about current weather can help…
Exploring climate finance for tourism adaptation development: an overview
Daniele Vieira do NascimentoThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the links between climate finance and tourism adaptation development. Besides increasing adaptation and mitigation efforts…
How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?
Vikneswaran Nair, Badaruddin Mohamed, Toney K. ThomasThe aim of this paper is to critically review the contribution made by this theme issue in responding to the strategic question: “How can the tourism industry respond to the…
How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?
Vikneswaran Nair, Badaruddin Mohamed, Toney K. Thomas, Richard TeareThis paper profiles the WHATT theme issue “How can the tourism industry respond to the global challenges arising from climate change and environmental degradation?” by drawing on…
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- Ali Ozturen