Coastal tourism, climate change uncertainties and adaptation options

Abstract

This text aims to show that in addition to the uncertainties concerning the impacts of climate change, another major source of uncertainty must also be considered: that which arises from the evolution of tourist requirements and their attitudes towards coastal practices. Nevertheless, we argue that these uncertainties cannot be an excuse to wait for more precise scientific knowledge to emerge and that a number of principles for adaptation can be highlighted. © 2010 WIT Press.