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Climate Change Responsive Tourism Planning:

• Threats

Decrease in tourism demand due to the decrease in summer comfort level
Studies carried out in this field suggest that due to the temperature
increase open space comfort levels will fall during summer months. Moreover,
international tourism demand will decrease, and Northern Europe will gain
climatic conditions suitable for tourism, becoming the new alternative
destination. The decreased demand in summer months, the most popular
tourism season, pose a great threat to tourism economy (Aygün, 2021; Aygün
Oğur ve Baycan, 2022).
Lack of the Necessary Infrastructure for the Changing Tourism Period

The shift in the tourism period from summer time to spring season
necessitates certain changes in tourism sectors which are adapted to
summer months, employ seasonal workers, and establish their service and
management system based on a specific season (Gülbahar, 2009).
With the decrease in deposited snow, winter tourism at risk

The increase in temperatures lengthens the summer tourism period, while
it brings about certain risks such as the loss of deposited snow and the lack
of suitable conditions for winter tourism and sports (Demiroğlu, 2013). The
decreased precipitation and increased temperatures pose an important
threat to tourism.

Disruptions in Tourism Services
Tourism sector is quite vulnerable to unforeseeable effects. There are
certain risks such as sudden and extreme weather conditions, disruptions in
tourism services due to the changing tourism preferences, and their failure to
adapt. With the indirect effects of climate change, there may be disruptions
in the supply chain of tourism sector, limitations in the provided services, and
difficulties in inter-sectoral relationships. (Aydemir and Şenerol, 2014).
With the rising sea levels endangering tourism infrastructure

The rise in sea levels poses a threat for coastal settlements as one the
greatest climate change risks. The concentration of tourism infrastructure in
coastal regions will constitute a physical as well as financial problem in case of
a rise in sea levels. A 1-m rise in sea levels will cause groundwater resources to
get salty, as well as leading to erosions and floods. Additionally, it will lead the
coastal ecosystem, coasts, coastal structures, and infrastructure to face the
threat of destruction (Karaca and Nicholls, 2008; Somuncu, 2018).

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