8.1z What is the risk to visitor economy assets from climate change and how can these risks be mitigated?
Background
We have a vision to put the UK among the world’s most dynamic, inclusive, and regenerative visitor economies - one that delivers regional growth, opportunity, and community pride across the country. To achieve this, DCMS needs to better understand drivers and influences of tourism, ‘what works’ in growing and improving the visitor offer, and therefore visitor number and spend across the whole of the UK, whilst considering the social and environmental impact of tourism. Gaining a more detailed understanding of the sector workforce and businesses, as well as making more intelligent use of data are also important research priorities. DCMS is keen to ground this understanding in place-based approaches, for example those focused on coastal and rural locations, and how issues of seasonality impact the sector. Place-based approaches cover a range of perspectives, for example visitor economy assets and services and experiences as part of wider local social, cultural and economic infrastructure.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Climate change and the tourism sector: impacts and adaptations at visitor attractions
Tourism is a vital to UK economy, society and culture. Described by government in its Tourism Recovery Plan (June 2021) as a 'national asset', prior to the Coronavirus pandemic the tourism sector accounted for around 10%...
Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Why might this be relevant?
This project specifically focuses on the impact of climate change on visitor patterns and behaviors at attractions, addressing the risk to visitor economy assets from climate change.
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Accelerating net zero tourism: algorithm-driven optimisation of per stay carbon emissions from power, heat and mobility
This project will see the creation of a data-driven digital solution to accelerate the roadmap to net zero in tourism in places across the UK, enabling them to benefit from the market opportunity presented by green trave...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: ECOSY TRAVEL LTD
Why might this be relevant?
While this project focuses on accelerating net zero tourism and reducing carbon emissions, it does not directly address the risk to visitor economy assets from climate change.
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Biodiversity and tourism management platform
**Vision** Biodiversity is key to mitigating climate change, and it is also a key engine of tourism. However tourism can also be one of the most destructive forces for biodiversity. Without careful management, visitor a...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: BOOKING LIVE SOFTWARE LTD
Why might this be relevant?
This project focuses on managing visitor behavior in biodiverse areas, which is related to the impact of tourism on biodiversity but does not directly address the risk to visitor economy assets from climate change.