Projects / Programmes
Climate change and sustainable tourism development in Slovenia
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 5.02.00 |
Social sciences |
Economics |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 5.02 |
Social Sciences |
Economics and Business |
Climate change, tourism carbon footprint, tourism climate change adaptation
Researchers (12)
Organisations (2)
Abstract
The aim of the project is to use a participatory process to build strategic proposals for reduction of the carbon footprint of Slovenian tourism and its adaptation to climate change based on actual data and in-depth models that will include the specific needs of Slovenian tourism. Research objectives are fivefold: 1. Design and testing of a model for measuring the carbon footprint of Slovenian tourism at the level of destinations and tourism providers; 2. Design and testing of a model of tourism vulnerability for macro regions of Slovenian tourism and critical municipalities according to climatological projections until 2070; 3. Design and testing of an algorithm for carbon footprint predictions and vulnerability analysis according to number of visits, 4. Present the first modelling results in participatory workshops and identify the challenges and constraints that public and private stakeholders in Slovenian tourism face while measuring their carbon footprint and adapting to climate change, 5. Formulate strategic recommendations at the state level, municipality level and public versus private provides for realistically feasible measures of monitoring and reducing the carbon footprint of Slovenian tourism and its adapting to climate change. Final results will contribute to the sustainable development of the Slovenian tourism industry and the consolidation of Slovenia as a green destination. The results contribute to reaching the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Green Deal, the Slovenian Development Strategy 2030, National Recovery and Resilience Plan and will help in formulating the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Slovenian Tourism 2022 – 2028. The project will provide the first currently highly necessary data on the carbon footprint of Slovenian tourism which will help further green investments in Slovenian tourism. It will furthermore identify the key groups of tourism stakeholders that cause the greatest C02 emissions in Slovenian tourism. By designing and testing the model of the vulnerability of the Slovenian tourism offer to climate change the most critically affected stakeholders and destinations will be identified together with measured for adaption. By designing and testing the algorithm for C02 according to tourism traffic projections, the project takes the first steps towards predicting the effect of increasing tourism visits in Slovenia, which will primarily help strategic directions in addressing suitable segments of Slovenian tourism for minimizing carbon emissions and further consolidating Slovenia's position as one of the greenest destinations globally. The scientific contribution of the project is (a) in upgrading existing methods of measuring carbon emissions for tourism, in particular indirect forms and tourism-related transport and agricultural activities; (b) upgrading the method of destination vulnerability analysis with the participation of both climatological and tourism science; and (c) finding optimal solutions for algorithmizing the monitoring of carbon emissions from Slovenian tourism in relation to tourist traffic. With the involvement of globally renowned experts prof. Chris Cooper and prof. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, the project will combine best possible experience in climatology and tourism studies. Main advantages of the proposed project thus lie in the synergies of climatology, tourism studies and informatics, international recognition and involvement of involved researchers, strong interconnection with the local tourism system and capitalization on currently ongoing development projects with similar goals.
