Cambio climático y confort térmico. Efectos en el turismo de la Comunidad Valenciana

Abstract

El cambio climático comienza a manifestar efectos en las actividades económicas de la Comunidad Valenciana. El turismo es una parte fundamental de su economía, puesto que representa el 15% de su PIB regional. La modalidad de "sol y playa" es la principal actividad turística en el territorio valenciano, de ahí la importancia del análisis de las alteraciones que están experimentando los elementos climáticos debido a su efecto en el recurso turístico y en las preferencias de la demanda. La pérdida del "confort climático", el aumento de las noches “tropicales” (Tª > 20ºC), el incremento de la temperaturas del agua de mar Mediterráneo y la adaptación a los extremos atmosféricos (olas de calor, lluvias intensas, sequías) son los principales desafíos en las políticas de adaptación al cambio climático en el turismo valenciano.

Ephemeral Mediterranean Watercourses Strongly Altered by Growth in Tourism: The Case of Benidorm (Spain)

“…Therefore, it is necessary to add integrated management to the specific actions defined in the Benidorm flood plan [36] currently being implemented, such as the conditioning of the rainwater network. It is important to improve rainwater systems dimensioned for intense precipitation in tourist cities [24], such as the case at hand, as included in the management documents consulted; however, these structural measures must be complemented with effective non-structural measures. Figure 13 shows that the danger points in this plan coincide with the watercourses descending from the slopes of the Serra Gelada (to the east of the basin), so in the modelling included in the municipal action plan, it is assumed that the existing rainwater network is well dimensioned (Figure 4).…”

“…Although models predict a reduction in precipitation and an aggravation of water stress [20], the Spanish Levante coast will be affected by an increase in intensity [21][22][23], deseasonalisation of precipitation [24,25], and an increase in the recurrence of extreme events [16,26], with small Mediterranean ravines being the most affected [27], since they are the place that concentrates the highest number of these types of events [5] and population [28].…”

Aproximaciones y contrastes analíticos para la consolidación de espacios en la industria turística

“…Conocer, explorar y aprovechar la oferta de elementos caracterológicos en diferentes latitudes fomenta desplazamientos y asentamientos humanos dentro del territorio (Miró & Olcina, 2020). La mecánica de apropiación consiste en interiorizar y otorgar significados que representen a los grupos sociales y su cosmovisión, además de generar estructuras organizativas funcionales y útiles, pero no del todo sustentables, como lo ha hecho la industria turística.…”

Influence of Sun Shading Devices on Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort and Lighting Comfort in a Warm Semi-Arid Dry Mediterranean Climate

“…The BShs climate [1] is characterised by more hours of sunshine per year than any other climate in Europe, and the trend for the temperatures [2,3] and the geographical range of this climate is expected to increase in the coming years due to climate change [4][5][6]. In very sunny climates, the high annual insolation heats the enclosures and glazing a lot.…”