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Tourism-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a central driver of anthropogenic climate change. At the same time, climate change has both direct and indirect impacts on tourism, varying from damages of tourist assets due to extreme weather events, to losses of biodiversity. Small island developing states (SIDS) heavily depend on international tourism as a source of revenue and income. Therefore, much could be gained by assessing the vulnerability of the SIDS tourism sector and by identifying measures that may assist these islands in their sustainable adaptation efforts. Against this background, this interdisciplinary paper provides a review of tourism development and the implications of its emissions on the global climate, linked with observed and projected influences of climate change in the Pacific region, to explain the growing vulnerability of the overall sector, with a particular focus on SIDS tourism. A description of the effects of COVID-19 on international tourism and its consequences for SIDS complement the analysis. Case studies of two Pacific islands present some evidence of current climate impacts, underscoring the multiple risks small island nations and their tourism sectors face. The paper concludes by stating that some measures may be prioritized by decision-makers, so as to increase the resilience of a transforming tourism sector in SIDS.
Franziska Wolf; Walter Filho; Priyatma Singh; Nicolai Scherle; Dirk Reiser; John Telesford; Ivana Miljković; Peni Havea; Chunlan Li; Dinesh Surroop; Marina Kovaleva. Influences of Climate Change on Tourism Development in Small Pacific Island States. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4223 .
AMA StyleFranziska Wolf, Walter Filho, Priyatma Singh, Nicolai Scherle, Dirk Reiser, John Telesford, Ivana Miljković, Peni Havea, Chunlan Li, Dinesh Surroop, Marina Kovaleva. Influences of Climate Change on Tourism Development in Small Pacific Island States. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4223.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFranziska Wolf; Walter Filho; Priyatma Singh; Nicolai Scherle; Dirk Reiser; John Telesford; Ivana Miljković; Peni Havea; Chunlan Li; Dinesh Surroop; Marina Kovaleva. 2021. "Influences of Climate Change on Tourism Development in Small Pacific Island States." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4223.
The building stock consumes large amounts of resources for maintenance and expansion which is only exacerbated by disaster events where large‐scale reconstruction must occur quickly. Recent research has shown the potential for application of material stock (MS) accounts for informing disaster risk planning. In this research, we present a methodological approach to analyze the vulnerability of the material stock in buildings to extreme weather events and sea‐level rise (SLR) due to climate change. The main island of Grenada, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Caribbean region, was used as a case study. A bottom‐up approach based on a geographic information system (GIS) is used to calculate the total MS of aggregate, timber, concrete, and steel in buildings. The total MS in buildings in 2014 was calculated to be 11.9 million tonnes (Mt), which is equivalent to 112 tonnes per capita. Material gross addition to stock (GAS) between 1993 to 2009 was 6.8 Mt and the average value over the time period was 4.0 tonnes per capita per year. In the year following Hurricane Ivan (2004), the per capita GAS for timber increased by 172%, while for other metals, GAS spiked by 103% (compared to average growth rates of 11% and 8%, respectively, between 1993 and 2009). We also ran a future “Ivan‐II” scenario and estimated a hypothetical loss of between 135 and 216 kilotonnes (kt) of timber from the building stock. The potential impact of SLR is also assessed, with an estimated 1.6 Mt of building material stock exposed under a 2‐m scenario. We argue that spatial material stock accounts have an important application in planning for resilience and provide indication of the link between natural disaster recovery and resource use patterns.
Rob Symmes; Tomer Fishman; John Telesford; Simron Singh; Su‐Yin Tan; Kristen De Kroon. The weight of islands: Leveraging Grenada's material stocks to adapt to climate change. Journal of Industrial Ecology 2019, 24, 369 -382.
AMA StyleRob Symmes, Tomer Fishman, John Telesford, Simron Singh, Su‐Yin Tan, Kristen De Kroon. The weight of islands: Leveraging Grenada's material stocks to adapt to climate change. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2019; 24 (2):369-382.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRob Symmes; Tomer Fishman; John Telesford; Simron Singh; Su‐Yin Tan; Kristen De Kroon. 2019. "The weight of islands: Leveraging Grenada's material stocks to adapt to climate change." Journal of Industrial Ecology 24, no. 2: 369-382.
This article illustrates how strategic sustainability procedures (SSPs) can be applied in the tourism accommodation sector in the Caribbean island of Grenada. SSPs are conceptualized from an adapted framework for strategic sustainable development (FSSD). Part 1 of the adapted FSSD defines the vision for the sustainability of the socio-ecological system or a vision for sustainability. Part 2 describes sustainable development processes and actions that businesses can implement to move towards the vision. These two systems exchange materials, energy and waste flows (MEWFs). The article shows how strategic actions to optimize MEWFs between the systems can lead to the vision for sustainability. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, ‘visioning and vision linking’, ‘developing sector strategic actions’ and ‘monitoring and evaluation’ were formulated into SSPs in an island context. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
John N. Telesford; Peter Strachan. Strategic Sustainability Procedures: Focusing Business Strategic Planning on the Socio-Ecological System in an Island Context. Sustainable Development 2016, 25, 35 -49.
AMA StyleJohn N. Telesford, Peter Strachan. Strategic Sustainability Procedures: Focusing Business Strategic Planning on the Socio-Ecological System in an Island Context. Sustainable Development. 2016; 25 (1):35-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn N. Telesford; Peter Strachan. 2016. "Strategic Sustainability Procedures: Focusing Business Strategic Planning on the Socio-Ecological System in an Island Context." Sustainable Development 25, no. 1: 35-49.