analyses the geographical, historical, economic, tourism-oriented and institutional characteristics, as well as vulnerability … Island Tourism Economies analysed in this paper vary profoundly in their size, land area, and location. Moreover, they have … their prospects for self reliance in economic development, and their overwhelming reliance on tourism as a source of exports …

shocks in transportation costs. Such a shock, indeed, entails negative transition effects that are caused by housing … shock detrimental consequences that need to be accounted for. The range of beneficial tax levels can, therefore, be … reach significant values, reduce city vulnerability and prevent lock-ins in under-optimal situations. …

focusing on tourism demand. Our hedonic price estimations combine detailed hotel price information with tourism-specific travel … as variable of adaptation. Our findings suggest that the rise in temperature in preferred destination choices during the … to spend shorter (and more frequent) holidays and to diversify their destination choices in order to mitigate these …

, even for tourism purposes, natural, historical and cultural resources subject to restrictions in the territory. This … contribution describes the research process activated for the definition of a tourism development strategy in the youngest Italian … been developed from a tourism point of view and it has an "eclectic" naturalist value characterised by flora on one hand …

Mediterranean is the most adversely affected region, whereas the Baltic Sea denotes a particular vulnerability to losses in tourism … affecting the fishing and the tourism sectors in two different IPCC SRES scenarios, the A2 and B1, varying in the future trends … through increases in fishing effort, due to lower availability of commercial fish species, and decrease in tourism demand …

.g. tourism) and the alpine regions will suffer significant economic damages. …

This paper analyses the foundations, possible applications and the effects of tourism taxation in Spain. The article … begins with an analysis of the economic and environmental reasons for taxing tourism, which would seem to call for taxes … tourism taxation in Spain, with special mention being given to the now repealed Balearic ecotasa. Finally, the effects of two …

As tourism is becoming one of the most important sectors of the world economy, the number of small islands trying to … on the environmental quality of the destination but also on lodging infrastructures and related services that tourists …

of the 6th FP project PICTURE (Pro-active management of the Impact of Cultural Tourism upon Urban Resources and Economies …), in order to quantify the monetary impact of cultural tourism upon urban economies. The analysis was carried out in two … understanding how different sectors of local economy and society can benefit from tourism and in determining how to maximise, or …