Stakeholder assemblages of destination climate adaptation

• Elisa Burrai ^[2] ; Vanja Krajinović ^[1] ; Jane Turner ^[2] ; Rodolfo Baggio ^[3] ; Nevenka Čavlek ^[1] ; Chris Cooper ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Zagreb

     University of Zagreb

     Croacia

     
  2. [2] University, Leeds, United Kingdom
  3. [3] University, Milan, Italy

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• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 50, Nº. 3, 2025, págs. 535-549
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper examines local perceptions of climate adaptation. We develop climate scenarios usingthe Tourism Climate Index (TCI) to determine the type of tourism that future climate resources willsupport. Using the case study of Croatia, our findings suggest the possibility of season extension,but also problematic snow cover for winter sports resorts. We design our study using assemblagetheory, enabling us to examine local perceptions to climate change adaptation whilst unpackingthe complex combination of (local) diverse, relational and processual approaches. Hence, throughthe lens of assemblage theory, we contend that participants’ perceptions are heterogenous,dependent on their socio-economic roles, agendas, and purposes. Participants’ narratives shapefour different assemblages: tourism products, education, cooperation and transformation. Ourinformants highlight willingness to keep tourism as a main economic activity, in spite ofnegative links to climate change. Yet, assemblages on ecological education and cooperationaddress the importance of re-thinking how tourism can contribute to addressing climatechange instead of focusing primarily and only on adaptation avenues.