This chapter focuses on the link between projected climate change impacts, tourism development policies and adaptation strategies on the Mediterranean Coast of Morocco. Brief consideration is also given to the implementation of coastal planning tools in Mediterranean Morocco such as the Integrated...

This chapter considers the nature of the accelerated development of Dubai and discusses the possible approaches being considered as Dubai changes the shape of its coastline in a bid to accommodate new attractions to maintain its position as an international tourist destination. Rather than seeing...

This chapter addresses the impact of climate change on coastal tourism in the Azores and, in particular, discusses whether the EU and regional climate change policies are reasonable and feasible at a local scale for the Azores. The chapter first presents background information on the Azores and an...

This chapter focuses on the transformation of Ireland's coastline from a tourism perspective, addressing first the context in which tourism occurs, the nature of visitor flows and change, the mix of visitor attraction and the position coastal tourism attractions and beaches play in overall visitor...

This book aims to update the last volume, Disappearing Destinations (2011), and presents new cases that discuss current threats and consequences of climate change predictions on coastal tourism destinations. In this context, predicted changes and implications for management and policy at such...

This chapter examines the physical setting, the historical touristic evolution, the physical degradation, human adaptation and the current role of the sinking fishing destination of Grand Isle, Louisiana, USA.

This chapter discusses the impact of climatic change on island tourism, particularly to the Balearic Islands in Spain. Specifically, the chapter explores the following topics regarding the Balearic Islands: historic growth of the destination; current tourism trends; current tourism issues and...

This chapter examines how changing climatic conditions may affect the current tourism product and destination in the Antarctic environment. It is established that any new or more efficient system to regulate tourism and manage growth will need to balance the pressure of increasing activity with the ...

This chapter assesses coastal tourism for the whole island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), addressing first the context in which tourism occurs, the nature of visitor flows and change, the mix of visitor attraction and the position coastal tourism attractions and beaches play ...

This chapter presents a synthesis of existing knowledge on anticipated biophysical changes in the Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) due to anthropogenic climate change over the next 10, 40 and 60 years with implications for the reef-based tourism industry based in the Cairns region. On the basis ...