Autor según el artículo: Boque Ciurana, Anna; Aguilar, Enric;

Departamento: Geografia

Autor/es de la URV: Aguilar Anfrons, Enrique Modesto / Boqué Ciurana, Anna

Palabras clave: Weather forecasting Waves Tourist behavior Tourism sectors Tourism market Tourism management Tourism Surveys Surfing Recreational activity Potential markets Online surveys Mitigation Meteorology Information system Iberian peninsula Gain insight Demand-side management Decision making process Decision making Commerce Coastal zone Climatology Climatological information Climate variation Climate variability and change Climate services Climate effect Climate conditions Climate change Adaptive management Adaptation

Resumen: This paper extends the work of previous research by investigating surfing practices and surf-recreation companies from a behavioral perspective. The study's main aim is to gain insights into the role of meteorological/climatological information in decision-making related to the surf-tourism activities market. This information was gathered employing an online survey that asked respondents about where they surf and how they check forecasts for surfing. Climate services (CS) are promoted to support the decision-making process to better prepare for and adapt to the risks and opportunities of climate variability and change. The current market for CS is still in its early stages. In this paper, we report the findings from our recent investigation into the actual and potential market for CS for the Iberian Peninsula surf-tourism sector. Based on surfers' and surf companies' demands, it was found that an improved surfing climate service (herein, SCS) will have clear implications in the management of these tourism areas and provide insights into whether surfing activities may be successful. At the same time, such services can help to manage adaptive actions in regard to the impacts of climate change in surfing areas.

Grupo de investigación: Centre en Canvi Climàtic (C3)

Áreas temáticas: Meteorology & atmospheric sciences Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Geociências Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Educação física Educação Ciências ambientais Atmospheric science

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Direcció de correo del autor: anna.boque@urv.cat enric.aguilar@urv.cat anna.boque@urv.cat

Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-8384-377X

Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-23

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/3/293

URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Atmosphere. 12 (3):

Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Boque Ciurana, Anna; Aguilar, Enric; (2021). Which Meteorological and Climatological Information Is Requested for Better Surfing Experiences? A Survey-Based Analysis. Atmosphere, 12(3), -. DOI: 10.3390/atmos12030293

DOI del artículo: 10.3390/atmos12030293

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2021

Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications