Tourism seasonality: The causes and effects

A Zvaigzne, L Litavniece, I Dembovska - Worldwide Hospitality and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine and analyse the thematic literature on tourism
seasonality and the causes and effects thereof. Design/methodology/approach The paper is …

The tourism disaster vulnerability framework: An application to tourism in small island destinations

S Becken, R Mahon, HG Rennie, A Shakeela - Natural hazards, 2014 - Springer
Islands are known to be vulnerable to natural hazards, resulting in substantial risks for their
tourism industries. To facilitate the systematic analysis of the underlying vulnerability drivers …

Uncovering temporal changes in Europe's population density patterns using a data fusion approach

F Batista e Silva, S Freire, M Schiavina… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The knowledge of the spatial and temporal distribution of human population is vital for the
study of cities, disaster risk management or planning of infrastructure. However, information …

A spatial accessibility assessment of urban tourist attractions emergency response in Shanghai

Y Shi, Q Yao, J Wen, J Xi, H Li, Q Wang - International Journal of Disaster …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tourism is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. This paper presents a scenario-based
study that assesses the spatial accessibility of urban tourist attractions' emergency response …

Role of geographical information systems in tourism decision making process: a review

P Singh - Information Technology & Tourism, 2015 - Springer
This paper presents a literature review of the application of the geographical information
system (GIS) in tourism. Geographic information system is a tool to acquire, explore and …

Flooding risk assessment of coastal tourist attractions affected by sea level rise and storm surge: a case study in Zhejiang Province, China

Y Fang, J Yin, B Wu - Natural Hazards, 2016 - Springer
Sea level rise (SLR) and storm surge have significant impacts on tourism properties and
activities in the low-lying coastal region. Coastal tourism in Zhejiang Province, China, is …

Methodology to incorporate seismic damage and debris to evaluate strategies to reduce life safety risk for multi-hazard earthquake and tsunami

M Amini, DR Sanderson, DT Cox, AR Barbosa… - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
This paper presents a methodology to evaluate life safety risk of coastal communities
vulnerable to seismic and tsunami hazards. The work explicitly incorporates two important …

A study on spatial accessibility of the urban tourism attraction emergency response under the flood disaster scenario

Y Shi, J Wen, J Xi, H Xu, X Shan, Q Yao - Complexity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the ultrahigh‐speed, large‐scale development of tourism and the increasing frequency,
intensity, and scope of extreme natural hazards in the context of climate warming, tourism …

A 500-year flood history of the arid environments of southeastern Spain. The case of the Almanzora River

C Sánchez-García, L Schulte, F Carvalho… - Global and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study of flood events, especially analyses of flood magnitude and flood frequency, is
crucial for the planning and management of settlements and infrastructure located near river …

Rainfall and flooding in coastal tourist areas of the Canary Islands (Spain)

A López Díez, P Máyer Suárez, J Díaz Pacheco… - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
Coastal spaces exploited for tourism tend to be developed rapidly and with a desire to
maximise profit, leading to diverse environmental problems, including flooding. As the origin …