TY - CHAP
T1 - Diversifying mediterranean tourism as a strategy for regional resilience enhancement
AU - Samora-Arvela, André
AU - Vaz, Eric
AU - Ferrão, João
AU - Ferreira, Jorge
AU - Panagopoulos, Thomas
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147304/PT#
UID/SOC/04647/2013
SFRH/BD/102328/2014
WoS - record outside the portuguese subscription range.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Mediterranean destinations that rely on sun and beach tourism—like the Algarve region, south of Portugal—are in a fragile situation. Challenges related to an aging population and climate change (e.g. extreme temperatures and sea level rise) will have consequences on the development of Mediterranean regions. In this context, sea level rise and beach area reduction could have a disruptive impact in these touristic regions. This chapter discusses how a strategy of regional resilience enhancement could allow for a transition and a differentiation from mainstream sun and beach touristic activities to alternative and sustainable types of tourism, such as nature-based and cultural-landscape touring. It outlines a touristic green infrastructure spatial planning approach to reinforce regional resilience as a competitive, cultural and systemic adaptation strategy, diversifying regional development basis overall.
AB - Mediterranean destinations that rely on sun and beach tourism—like the Algarve region, south of Portugal—are in a fragile situation. Challenges related to an aging population and climate change (e.g. extreme temperatures and sea level rise) will have consequences on the development of Mediterranean regions. In this context, sea level rise and beach area reduction could have a disruptive impact in these touristic regions. This chapter discusses how a strategy of regional resilience enhancement could allow for a transition and a differentiation from mainstream sun and beach touristic activities to alternative and sustainable types of tourism, such as nature-based and cultural-landscape touring. It outlines a touristic green infrastructure spatial planning approach to reinforce regional resilience as a competitive, cultural and systemic adaptation strategy, diversifying regional development basis overall.
KW - Climate change adaptation
KW - Green infrastructure
KW - Mediterranean
KW - Regional planning
KW - Resilience
KW - Tourism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85052395602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-95135-5_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-95135-5_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85052395602
T3 - Advances in Spatial Science
SP - 105
EP - 127
BT - Resilience and Regional Dynamics
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
ER -