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Tourism Resilience Plan in Port Fairy under the Context of Climate Change
School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- 1 School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- 2 School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Journal of Service Science and Management·Volume 11 (2018)·Pages 242–255·Published 13 March 2018·DOI10.4236/jssm.2018.112017
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Abstract
Nowadays, climate change is leading to play an increasing significant role in cities’ tourism development. Particularly, sea level rising is one of climate changes to coastal cities. This paper, focusing on the current situation Port Fairy in Melbourne is facing and the key topic of tourism development, proposes a detailed action plan for retreat. It, firstly, defines key terms towards resilience and tourism resilience. Then, concrete problem analysis and critique is given. Lastly, a detailed action plan in three stages will be given to implement the recommendation.
KeywordsTourism ResilienceClimate ChangeDevelopment Plan
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