The impacts of climate variability and potential climate change on tourism business in Torbay, England and implications for adaptation

Tourism Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-30

  Jenkins, Katie ^a   Nicholls, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Climate variability; Tourism; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871316891     PISSN: 10835423     EISSN: 19433999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108354210X12724734223513     Document Type: Article

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