Water–tourism nexus research in the Mediterranean in the past two decades: a systematic literature review

Autor: Sandra Ricart, Rubén Villar-Navascués, María Reyes, Antonio M. Rico-Amorós, María Hernández-Hernández, Elena Toth, Cristiana Bragalli, Mattia Neri, Bas Amelung
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía, Agua y Territorio, Clima y Ordenación del Territorio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Water Resources Development (2023)
ISSN: 0790-0627
Popis: The water–tourism nexus requires better knowledge, management and governance to address environmental and societal challenges. This review takes stock of the approaches used to address this nexus in the Mediterranean from 2000 to 2020. Bibliometric and exploratory content analysis targeted tourism impacts on water supply, determinants of water consumption, and water-saving mechanisms and technologies. A fundamental insight is that the literature remains rather water centric and technical, paying little attention to behavioural change and stakeholder action. Promising avenues to reinforce sustainable water use include transdisciplinary approaches and integrated tools such as hydrosocial cycle analysis, concept mapping and agent-based modelling. The authors thank the European Commission, the Dutch Research Council, the State Investigation Agency (Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation) and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research for funding in the frame of the collaborative international consortium (SIMTWIST) financed under the 2018 Joint Call of the WaterWorks 2017 ERA-NET Cofund. This ERA-NET is an integral part of the activities developed by the Water JPI.
Databáze: OpenAIRE