Handbook on Managing Nature-Based Tourism Destinations Amid Climate Change

Edited by Ante Mandić, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, Croatia, Anna Spenceley, CEO, Spenceley Tourism And Development (STAND Ltd) and Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg, South Africa and David A. Fennell, Department of Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University, Canada

‘This complete book is the first to describe specifically nature-based tourism and both adaptation to climate change and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Highly recommended for anyone worrying about the future of tourism, nature and the climate.’

• Contents1 Introduction to the Handbook on Managing Nature-Based TourismDestinations amid Climate Change 1Ante Mandić, Anna Spenceley and David A. FennellPART I MONITORING AND MEASURING NBT-RELATED EMISSIONS2 Evaluation of climatic comfort indices in the nature-based tourismdestinations of Turkey 13Faize Sarış, Mehmet Şeremet and Furkan Gedik3 Advancing climate change response: the pivotal role of the InternationalNetwork of Sustainable Tourism Observatories 30Izidora Marković Vukadin, Hrvoje Carić and Leona Matotek4 Measuring and managing the Invisible Burden of Tourism on BlockIsland, Rhode Island 45Nicole Wargo, Megan Epler Wood and O’Shannon Burns5 Monitoring of shoreline changes and their implications for tourism: thecase of the Litoral Norte Natural Park (Esposende, Portugal) 70António Avelino Batista Vieira, António José Bento-Gonçalves, Jorge Novais,Sara Catarina Gomes da Silva, Saulo de Oliveira Folharini and TiagoAlexandre Ribeiro MarquesPART II ACCELERATING DECARBONISATION IN NBT6 Decarbonisation in nature-based tourism: the shifting paradigm in theASEAN region 89Nagathisen Katahenggam, Thanam Subramaniam, Jeetesh Kumar and ChiaKei Wei7 The role of public policy in accelerating the decarbonisation of thetourism industry 102Mira Zovko8 Responses to climate change in Alpine ski destinations 121Lucas Berard-Chenu, Hugues François and Emmanuelle George9 Towards decarbonisation plans for ski tourism: examples from theSwiss and French Alps 136Emmanuel Salim, Tristan Loloum and Anouk Bonnemains10 Accelerating decarbonisation in nature-based tourism 150Susanne EttiPART III INSPIRING ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION IN NB DESTINATIONS11 Integrating climate change adaptation into coastal tourism planning andmanagement: the case of the Makarska Riviera, Croatia 163Lidija Petrić and Martina Baučić12 Preparedness and response to climate change in a nature-based tourismdestination: an exploratory case study of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand 183Asif Hussain13 The dependency on private car use for nature-based tourism – aninescapable practice, or potential for change? 202Eivind Farstad and Jan Vidar Haukeland14 Revitalizing ecosystems in nature-based tourist sites: a case study ofPichavaram Mangroves, Tamil Nadu, India 222Freeda Maria Swarna M and Shaheed Khan15 Business Purpose Canvas: stimulating regenerative tourism practicethrough redefining business purpose 245Lauren Verheijen, Ko Koens, Jeroen Klijs, Jasper Heslinga and Bert Smit16 Scaling nature-based solutions through regenerative tourism 259Chloe King and O’Shannon BurnsPART IV FOSTERING COLLABORATION BETWEEN CRITICALSTAKEHOLDERS IN NB DESTINATIONS17 Using living labs to raise awareness and foster collaboration fora nature-based destination in the urban periphery 289Donagh Horgan, Iris Kerst and Ko Koens18 Indigenous tourism through cultural participation for climate changemitigation: learning wisdom of nature and sustainability from the Anishinaabek 305Ho Hon Leung, William Morin, Artie Ng, Lap K. IU and Hoi F. Cheu19 Spatial and temporal patterns of nature-based tourism in East andSouthern Africa over the COVID-19 pandemic period 322Hugh J.W. Sturrock, Jonathan J. Smith, Michael Ngugi Kimani, EmmanuelNkurunziza, Anna Spenceley, Derek de la Harpe, Holly T. Dublin, RichardGauld, Jonathan Hutton and Neil D. BurgessPART V ENSURING FINANCIAL CAPACITIES TO MEET SHAREDGOALS IN NB DESTINATIONS20 Options for financing nature-based tourism in Africa 332Anna Spenceley21 Rebalancing the nature tourism value chain 347Giles Davies22 Conclusion: navigating the future of nature-based tourism in a changingclimate 365Ante Mandić, Anna Spenceley and David A. FennellIndex 372