Disjunct perceptions? Climate change threats in two-low lying South African coastal towns.

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dc.citation.doi10.1515/bog-2016-0005en_ZA
dc.citation.epage71en_ZA
dc.citation.issue31en_ZA
dc.citation.spage59en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHoogendoorn, G.
dc.contributor.authorGrant, B.
dc.contributor.authorFitchett, J.M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-30T17:02:43Z
dc.date.available2016-09-30T17:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.description.abstractCoastal towns rely heavily on the quality and expanse of their beaches to attract tourists. Climate is an important tourism determinant, controlling the length and timing of peak arrivals. South African tourism is particularly reliant on these factors. Perceptions of tourists and tourist accommodation establishment regarding climate change threats to tourism are explored for the towns of St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis. Tourism accommodation establishments were predominantly concerned with day-to-day changes in weather, investing in small-scale infrastructural changes to improve the comfort of their guests. By contrast, tourists demonstrated greater concern for the risk of flooding, sea-level rise and the degeneration of the beaches. This reflects concerning disjunctures between perceptions of tourists and accommodation establishments regarding climate change threats. This may portray to tourists insufficient investment in adaptation at accommodation establishments, resulting in decreased tourist visitations in the short-term in favour of destinations perceived as better prepared.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianSP2016en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHoogendoorn, G., Grant, B. and Fitchett, J.M.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1732-4254 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/21096
dc.journal.titleBulletin of Geographyen_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherNicolaus Copernicus University Pressen_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 Nicolaus Copernicus University. All rights reserved. © 2016 De Gruyter Open (on-line).en_ZA
dc.subjectCape St Francisen_ZA
dc.subjectClimate changeen_ZA
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_ZA
dc.subjectSt Francis Bayen_ZA
dc.subjectTourismen_ZA
dc.titleDisjunct perceptions? Climate change threats in two-low lying South African coastal towns.en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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