Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to verifying the economic resilience of islands and, in particular, the role of the tourism sector in the reaction to the most recent economic crisis. The analysis concerns insular contexts, such as the greater island regions in the Mediterranean basin....

Highlights● A review of ages of granite emplacement is reported● Low temperature thermochronology as a new tool for geothermal exploration● Apatite fission track data reveal buried magmatic intrusions● The Mid-Tuscany Metamorphic Ridge is a promising exploration target

Islands are frequently characterised by an economic structure centred on tourism and the service sector. This specialisation has taken different forms and characterisations concerning the chosen or spontaneously developed model. To understand the development choices and patterns, this article...