The paper aimes at sketching influences of weather and climate on tourism. Weather and climate influence the supply and the demand of tourism. In connection with the climate change the discussions about the impact of weather and climate on tourisme are intensified. The paper will make things...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present the relationship between climate and tourism development data as an example of an emerging winter and ski tourism destination in Slovakia. Design/methodology/approach – The method aims to discover the relationship through snow-reliability and...

Purpose – Climate change will lead to new environmental conditions in winter sport destinations. Even if the motivations of the visitors remain the same, climate change will inevitably influence their behavior. At the same time, tourism destinations try to influence visitor behavior by...

Purpose The world is facing unprecedented potential disaster with the impending climate crisis. Research within social studies education surrounding the integration of ecological issues, while still on the fringes, has seen a recent surge. This is a review of practitioner-oriented research...

Purpose This study seeks to offer empirical insights into the role of alternatives analysis within strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in implementing low-carbon development (LCD) as part of Tanzania's efforts to tackle climate change. Design/methodology/approach The study design is...

Purpose This study aims to introduce the journal and its purpose. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews a variety of issues to show the kind of research which is relevant to the journal and the approaches which can be used. Findings This study shows the great need for research in the...

Purpose This paper provides an argument to consider in more detail the development and application of technology in the context of sustainability. It argues the need to go beyond economic benefit and that timescale is significant. Design/methodology/approach This argument is based upon Socratic...

This paper analyses how disaster risk management paradigms have gradually developed since the 1960s, shaped by practical experience of-and the debate about-the rising number of disasters, growing urbanization, and changing climatic conditions. In this context, climate change is shown as driving...

CLIMATE CHANGE ETHICS – navigating the Perfect moral Storm

Vietnam's economic reforms have helped many poor families to replace fragile shelters with houses built using materials regarded as "solid". This substantial family investment remains at risk of damage or destruction by annual disaster events - storms, floods and typhoons - because basic...