Forty years of climate and land-cover change and its effects on tourism resources in Kilimanjaro National park

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dc.creatorKilungu, Halima
dc.creatorLeemans, Rik
dc.creatorMunishi, Pantaleo K. T.
dc.creatorNicholls, Sarah
dc.creatorAmelung, Bas
dc.date2022-05-19T14:45:33Z
dc.date2022-05-19T14:45:33Z
dc.date2019-01-12
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:53:34Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:53:34Z
dc.descriptionThis study explores the effects of observed changes in rainfall, temperature and land cover on the physical and sightseeing aspects of trekking in Kilimanjaro National Park. The impact analysis is organised around hazard-activity pairs approach, combinations of environmental change aspects (such as higher temperatures) and tourism activities (such as trekking and sightseeing). The results suggest that higher temperatures and reduced rainfall have lowered the risks of landslides, rock fall and mountain sickness, improving physical trekking conditions. Changes in land cover have affected sightseeing: there now are more flowers and groundsels to admire and less wildlife, waterfalls and snow. In the short term, the disappearing snow may give rise to “last chance tourism”, increasing visitation, but eventually, the loss of snow and forest cover will likely decrease the number of tourists. The paper concludes that effective management of the attractions in the expanding heathlands is the most promising option to limit the losses.
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dc.identifier2156-8316 (Print)
dc.identifier2156-8324 (Online)
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4196
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93884
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectKilimanjaro
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectAttractions
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectLand- cover
dc.subjectLast Chance Tourism
dc.titleForty years of climate and land-cover change and its effects on tourism resources in Kilimanjaro National park
dc.typeArticle

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