Human comfort analysis for Turkey’s coastal tourism in a changing climate

Bilgin, Başak; Bayindir, Elif; Demiralay, Zekican; Turp, M. Tufan; An, Nazan; Kurnaz, M. Levent

doi:10.1007/s00704-023-04613-y

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“…Currently, the need for seasonal changes in the tourist season, derived from high temperatures, is confirmed, extending it to the spring and early autumn months to alleviate the decrease in tourist flow in Mediterranean areas [69]. Therefore, new marketing strategies are needed in the issuing countries to deconcentrate the flow of tourists to non-summer periods.…”

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Impact of Heat Waves on the Redistribution of Tourist Flows: The Case of Spain

Sánchez-Sánchez,

De Pablos-Heredero,

Botella

2024

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Heat waves represents a major concern for the tourism industry in the Mediterranean area. Therefore, it is necessary to deepen the study of the influence of high temperatures and their effects on tourist behavior. This research aims to develop a structural model that allows measuring how heat waves affect the behavior of external tourist demand in coastal destinations. The results are useful for the design by tourist destinations of adaptation measures to climate change. The proposed hypotheses have been contrasted using non-linear structural equations (SEM), estimated with data from the National Institute of Statistics on external demand in Spain. The results confirm lower tourist flows with the increase in high temperatures to the coasts of the Spanish Mediterranean area from traditional source markets, such as the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the tourist flow to the Balearic Islands decreases with high temperatures.

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Impact of Heat Waves on the Redistribution of Tourist Flows: The Case of Spain

Sánchez-Sánchez,

De Pablos-Heredero,

Botella

2024

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“…Sustainable tourism within the context of climate change minimizes the comprehensive environmental impacts resulting from tourism activities and the main issue here is not to disrupt the balance in natural ecosystems. However, in addition to protecting natural resources and cultural items, and minimizing the environmental impact resulting from activities, another issue in terms of sustainable tourism is the sustainability of tourists' holiday comfort [3,4].…”

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“…That reveals the need for new and more sustainable destinations in the tourism industry within the scope of climatic conditions that are predicted to change in the near, medium, and long-term future. Compared to popular ones, the popularity of locations that have not received much attention before may increase in terms of holiday comfort due to climate change [4]. The tourism sector must adopt the concept of sustainability with all its components.…”

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Projected Summer Tourism Potential of the Black Sea Region

Turp,

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Bilgin

et al. 2023

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The impacts of climate change and the extent of their consequences exhibit regional variability. The negative effects of climate change on the tourism industry require a comprehensive examination of the vulnerabilities of tourism–dependent countries. Considering that the tourism sector is an important source of income for these countries, it is imperative to evaluate the potential consequences of climate change. Its effects may lead to changes in the location and popularity of tourist destinations and the timing of the tourism season. If popular coastal destinations cannot respond effectively to the impacts of climate change, alternative tourism destinations need to be explored to reduce financial losses. This study aims to assess the potential of the Black Sea coasts as an alternative tourism destination. The evaluation was conducted using the Holiday Climate Index (HCI), a prominent indicator for determining human comfort. The research showed that Türkiye’s Black Sea coast may have the necessary comfort level for beach tourism in the summer season and may be attractive for more tourists considering the positive relationship between arrival and overnight stay and tourist comfort.

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Human comfort analysis for Turkey’s coastal tourism in a changing climate

Cited by 2 publications

References 76 publications

Impact of Heat Waves on the Redistribution of Tourist Flows: The Case of Spain

Impact of Heat Waves on the Redistribution of Tourist Flows: The Case of Spain

Projected Summer Tourism Potential of the Black Sea Region

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