Climate Shelters as a New Tourism Attraction

Francesc Fusté-Forné; Emme Vall

doi:10.58982/injogt.v5i1.518

Authors

Francesc Fusté-Forné University of Girona
Emme Vall Independent researcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58982/injogt.v5i1.518

Keywords:

climate change, tourist experience, weather

Abstract

Purpose: This research note aims to analyse the potential of climate shelters as a new tourism attraction in the face of growing climate change impact on urban destinations and the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves.

Research methods: The paper draws on published research to identify climate shelters as a new tourism attraction.

Findings: This descriptive note presents the notion of climate shelters and its role in cities, to later discuss its application to tourism, where climate shelters may become an oasis of comfort and increase the competitiveness of urban destinations.

Implications: While the previous attempts to explore climate shelters in rural tourism, this note innovatively advocates for the understanding of climate shelters in urban tourism.

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