Camping, weather, and disasters: Extending the Construal Level Theory

Craig, Christopher A.; Ma, Siyao; Karabas, Ismail; Feng, Song

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2021.10.005

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“…For example, extreme heat and resultant wildfire in the western United States in 2020 required rescuers to airlift stranded campers so safety [50]. Craig et al [24] reported temperature preceding the wildfire was as much as 15 • C above the heat threshold for the CCI (i.e., 34 • C), and "despite the dangerous wildfire conditions, many campers, destination managers, and authorities did not heed warnings" (p. 360). The overarching finding-that climate resources and weather extremes are changing over time dependent on region-provides research-based evidence for destination measures to monitor and respond to changing climatic conditions as a process of climate change.…”

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“…Studies have matched the CCI with survey data about travel plans in addition to observed camping occupancy. Responses from a national survey in the USA revealed that travelers who experience better CCI are more likely to take camping trips in the USA [24]. Retrospective time-series analysis suggested the inclusion of the exogenous CCI variable improved the forecast accuracy for camping occupancy at 36 US National Parks by an average of 9.23% for tent camping and 8.61% for RV camping [55].…”

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“…Traditionally, tourists needed to have access to their own equipment, but recent innovations (e.g., cabin-camping, shared economy) have also made camping more accessible to a diverse range of new and experienced campers [11,19]. Second, the demand for camping increased globally during the COVID-19 pandemic due to international and domestic travel restrictions and relative health safety (e.g., socially distant, outdoors) compared to other accommodations and holiday activities [22][23][24].…”

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Global Climate Resources for Camping and Nature-Based Tourism

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Climate change is impacting the distribution of climate resources upon which nature-based tourism and recreation depends. Accordingly, we examine the global distribution of climate resources from 1948 to 2016 using the Camping Climate Index (CCI), a composite index previously validated for camping and national parks visitation for 80% of the world’s major climate types found in the United States. Calculating the CCI globally, spatial and temporal analysis indicates that climate suitability differs greatly for nature-based tourism and that changes have occurred over the last 50 years in many destinations. Locations with higher latitudes and altitudes have primarily experienced shifts towards more favorable climate conditions. Conditions have worsened in tropical and subtropical regions such as central Africa, central Australia, and Southern Asia. Results demonstrate that the redistribution of global climate resources for nature-based tourism and recreation is primarily driven by warming temperatures and the increased frequency of extreme weather events in some regions. Study findings are of particular interest to destination managers and planners of outdoor locations susceptible to weather and climate change.

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“…Although research concerning climate change issues has recently begun to focus on physical risk by exploring the direct impact of the natural environment on business financial outcomes (i.e., research from [ 15 , 16 ]), such research is still in its infancy and water issues are absent. The results from research considering the impact of climate change issues on firms may only have limited reference to water issues because environmental issues vary considerably [ 17 ] in terms of issue scale and stakeholder pressures [ 13 , 14 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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Does Water Matter? The Impact of Water Vulnerability on Corporate Financial Performance

Zheng

Wang

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This study aims to understand the potential relationship between water vulnerability and corporate financial performance for listed companies in China. Studies have argued that water risk has begun to affect the sustainability of firms, but few studies have included water conditions in the research framework to examine whether and how water conditions have a direct impact on firms. In addition, studies on environment governance have emphasized the impact of government environmental regulation on firms. This study focuses on both regulation and government investments that have been previously neglected. Using a sample of Chinese listed companies from 2016 to 2020, this paper uses pooled cross-sectional regressions with year and industry fixed effects to examine the effects of water vulnerability on corporate financial performance and analyze the mechanism of government water governance (which can be divided into water regulation and water investment) on the relationship between water vulnerability and corporate financial performance. This study finds that water vulnerability could negatively impact corporate financial performance, and water regulation can intensify but water investment couldn’t significantly relieve the negative impact. The relationships above differ between SOEs and non-SOEs and water-intensive and non-water-intensive industries.

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“…This puts camping tourism in a good position compared to more traditional types of accommodation (Gössling et al 2020 ; Ma et al 2020 ), as social interaction is less common and, therefore, campers feel more confident and secure in this environment (Şengel et al 2020 ). Some research studying the effects of COVID-19 on the camping sector shows that distance, understood as spatial proximity, has not influenced the choice of camping as a form of tourism (Craig et al 2021a ), as leisure travellers living where the incidence of the pandemic is highest are willing to travel further to camp (Craig et al 2021b ).…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Camping Tourism in Spain: A Spatial Approach to Tourist Destinations

Sánchez-Sánchez

2022

Int J Environ Res

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The COVID-19 health crisis has wreaked devastation on the world economy, especially on the tourism sector. The camping sector has been little studied despite its high economic impact and participation rate. Moreover, the observable effects of phenomena such as the COVID-19 pandemic have received little research attention. Consequently, the objective of this paper is therefore to analyse the effects of the pandemic on camping tourism by characterising the factors that determine it. The study is carried out by providing a geographical perspective of the sector by tourist areas, whereby two types of tourist destinations are considered: campsites located in coastal areas, and campsites located in natural areas. This is the main contribution of the work, as the proposed geographical analysis studies smaller territorial units than those usually used in tourism research. For the study, Multivariate Analysis techniques are applied, specifically Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis. The results show that there is a balance between supply and demand in the sector, with a significant economic impact, especially on employment and the performance of the sector. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to nature tourism gaining greater popularity, and shows an evolution in travellers' preferences for tourist destinations in favour of campsites located in natural areas over those located in coastal destinations. The geographical location of the tourist destination, therefore, plays a key role in the characterisation of Spanish campsites. This has practical implications for both camping companies and institutions, as the fact that some areas are more attractive than others is a decisive factor in deciding on the location of new campsites.

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Camping, weather, and disasters: Extending the Construal Level Theory

Cited by 16 publications

References 46 publications

Global Climate Resources for Camping and Nature-Based Tourism

Global Climate Resources for Camping and Nature-Based Tourism

Does Water Matter? The Impact of Water Vulnerability on Corporate Financial Performance

The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Camping Tourism in Spain: A Spatial Approach to Tourist Destinations

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