Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece
To address the adverse impact of climate change, the concept of low-carbon tourism has recently been developed, which promotes a new way of travelling to obtain higher value and travel experience for tourists as well as more social, economic, and environmental benefits for society by reducing carbon...
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| description | To address the adverse impact of climate change, the concept of low-carbon tourism has recently been developed, which promotes a new way of travelling to obtain higher value and travel experience for tourists as well as more social, economic, and environmental benefits for society by reducing carbon emissions caused by tourists’ activities. The present study proposes and applies a methodological approach to assess various carbon-related scenarios for tourism development on the island of Lefkada, Greece. The methodology includes two phases: the diagnosis and the assessment phase. The diagnosis phase includes four distinct steps: (i) SWOT analysis, (ii) STEEP analysis, (iii) identification of driving forces (DF) and (iv) formulation of four tourism development scenarios based on two axes of uncertainty. The assessment phase includes: (i) a pairwise comparison of DF and (ii) selection of the preferred tourism development scenario. A combination of two multicriteria analyses, namely the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), is implemented to rank the four tourism development scenarios. The two most essential driving forces for defining the priority order of the tourism development scenario are National Policies—Green Development and Local Community Awareness. The scenario that promotes low-carbon tourism is the preferred scenario for the study area. The presented research results could provide a reference for relevant tourism development in the study area and the proposed methodology can be applied in all tourism destinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ea34dd0c7794c6cac3e4c40b08a9e312023-11-23T19:15:19ZengMDPI AGTourism and Hospitality2673-57682022-04-013234536110.3390/tourhosp3020023Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in GreeceNiovi Soldatou0Pinelopi Chatzianastasiadou1Dimitra G. Vagiona2Department of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceTo address the adverse impact of climate change, the concept of low-carbon tourism has recently been developed, which promotes a new way of travelling to obtain higher value and travel experience for tourists as well as more social, economic, and environmental benefits for society by reducing carbon emissions caused by tourists’ activities. The present study proposes and applies a methodological approach to assess various carbon-related scenarios for tourism development on the island of Lefkada, Greece. The methodology includes two phases: the diagnosis and the assessment phase. The diagnosis phase includes four distinct steps: (i) SWOT analysis, (ii) STEEP analysis, (iii) identification of driving forces (DF) and (iv) formulation of four tourism development scenarios based on two axes of uncertainty. The assessment phase includes: (i) a pairwise comparison of DF and (ii) selection of the preferred tourism development scenario. A combination of two multicriteria analyses, namely the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), is implemented to rank the four tourism development scenarios. The two most essential driving forces for defining the priority order of the tourism development scenario are National Policies—Green Development and Local Community Awareness. The scenario that promotes low-carbon tourism is the preferred scenario for the study area. The presented research results could provide a reference for relevant tourism development in the study area and the proposed methodology can be applied in all tourism destinations.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/3/2/23low-carbon tourismmulticriteria analysisscenario planningSWOT analysisSTEEP analysis |
| spellingShingle | Niovi Soldatou Pinelopi Chatzianastasiadou Dimitra G. Vagiona Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece Tourism and Hospitality low-carbon tourism multicriteria analysis scenario planning SWOT analysis STEEP analysis |
| title | Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece |
| title_full | Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece |
| title_short | Assessment of Carbon-Related Scenarios for Tourism Development in the Island of Lefkada in Greece |
| title_sort | assessment of carbon related scenarios for tourism development in the island of lefkada in greece |
| topic | low-carbon tourism multicriteria analysis scenario planning SWOT analysis STEEP analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/3/2/23 |
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