- Title
- Vulnerabilities of Coastal Tourism destinations to climate change related incidents: a case study selected holiday resorts along the wildcoast, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Creator
- Van Der Byl, Athina
- Description
- Climate change is a global phenomenon with major impacts on coastlines, leaving coastal areas vulnerable to conditions such as sea level rise, flooding as well as storm surges, which results in increased damage to or loss of coastal property and infrastructure. The study examined the vulnerability of the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast resorts to climate change related impacts. Both qualitative and quantitative methods aided by questionnaires and GIS mapping were used to identify vulnerable settlements as well as their impacts. A meta analysis of the identified vulnerabilities was studied and strategies employed to reduce the impacts was also done. Results indicated that almost 80% of the Wild Coast resorts occur within the low-lying areas of the coast and these areas were mostly affected by impacts such as sea level rise, heavy rainfall and floods accompanied by storm surges. Another alarming challenge faced by the King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality was controlling unplanned developments within these low-lying zones of the coast. Therefore, it is recommended that relevant departments provide awareness through various platforms such as workshops, programmes and campaigns to ensure that people understand the risk of climate change on low-lying areas as well as mainstreaming climate change in long term development planning. This study highlights a need for monitoring of coastal environments vulnerable to the impact of climate change along a South African coastline.
- Date
- 2018
- Subject
- Coastal Tourism destinations -- Wildcoast Wildcoast -- Holiday resorts -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Climate change -- Tourism
- Type
- Thesis, Masters, M Sc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/1337
- Identifier
- vital:32259
- Format
- xiii, 97 leaves, pdf
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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