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Climate-resilient tourism: From academic models to on-the-ground innovation in luxury eco-resorts
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Climate-resilient tourism: From academic models to on-the-ground innovation in luxury eco-resorts

  • 13:00–13:45 UK time45 minutes
  • Online, on Zoom, inside ScholardemiaRegister, then join on this page from 12:50. How to join
  • Convened by Prof. Eugenia WickensOrganised by Scholardemia

This webinar explores how climate evidence and local knowledge can help eco-resorts prepare for environmental change.

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Speaker update, 2 October 2026: Johanna Leonhardt has agreed in principle to contribute. Her participation arrangements are being finalised. The academic speaker will be announced once confirmed.
Luxury eco-resorts face growing exposure to extreme weather, heat stress, freshwater scarcity, coastal erosion, wildfire and ecological decline. This webinar examines how climate projections and local environmental knowledge can inform decisions about buildings, energy systems, water collection, food provision, biodiversity protection and emergency planning. It will distinguish climate resilience from short-term crisis response by considering how investments perform across several plausible futures and whether they protect essential services when environmental conditions exceed historical expectations.
Panellists will evaluate scenario modelling, ecosystem restoration, passive design, resource efficiency and other forms of adaptation alongside the operational requirements of luxury service. The discussion will address the limits of forecasting and the need to revise plans as evidence changes. It will also consider dependencies beyond resort boundaries, including municipal water, transport networks, local food systems and emergency services. Particular attention will be given to adaptations that secure private assets by increasing costs, reducing access or transferring risk to neighbouring communities.
Participants will learn to assess proposed measures according to their scientific basis, practical feasibility, distributional effects and capacity to reduce risk over the long term. The session will introduce criteria for comparing infrastructure investment with adaptation based on natural processes and for identifying situations in which both are required. Delegates will also consider how monitoring, community participation and transparent thresholds can guide future decisions. The objective is to connect climate research with responsible resort management while preserving ecological integrity and local wellbeing. This supports investment choices that remain defensible as environmental conditions change.

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This webinar runs on Zoom. You join it here on Scholardemia, where the meeting opens inside the page with the chat, questions and polls beside it. You do not need a Zoom account or a Zoom link.

  1. RegisterFree, with your Scholardemia account.
  2. Come back on the dayThe room opens at 12:50 on Friday 4 June. We email you reminders with the Join button 24 hours and 1 hour before.
  3. Press JoinSign in with the same account. The meeting opens here, with questions, polls and the group chat beside it.

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Climate-resilient tourism: From academic models to on-the-ground innovation in luxury eco-resorts

WebinarOnlineSession 26 of 29

This webinar explores how climate evidence and local knowledge can help eco-resorts prepare for environmental change.

  • 13:00–13:45 UK time12:00 UTC
  • Online, on Zoom, inside Scholardemia · 45 minutesRegister, then join on this page from 12:50. How to join
  • Convened by Prof. Eugenia WickensOrganised by Scholardemia

About this webinar

Speaker update, 2 October 2026: Johanna Leonhardt has agreed in principle to contribute. Her participation arrangements are being finalised. The academic speaker will be announced once confirmed.
Luxury eco-resorts face growing exposure to extreme weather, heat stress, freshwater scarcity, coastal erosion, wildfire and ecological decline. This webinar examines how climate projections and local environmental knowledge can inform decisions about buildings, energy systems, water collection, food provision, biodiversity protection and emergency planning. It will distinguish climate resilience from short-term crisis response by considering how investments perform across several plausible futures and whether they protect essential services when environmental conditions exceed historical expectations.
Panellists will evaluate scenario modelling, ecosystem restoration, passive design, resource efficiency and other forms of adaptation alongside the operational requirements of luxury service. The discussion will address the limits of forecasting and the need to revise plans as evidence changes. It will also consider dependencies beyond resort boundaries, including municipal water, transport networks, local food systems and emergency services. Particular attention will be given to adaptations that secure private assets by increasing costs, reducing access or transferring risk to neighbouring communities.
Participants will learn to assess proposed measures according to their scientific basis, practical feasibility, distributional effects and capacity to reduce risk over the long term. The session will introduce criteria for comparing infrastructure investment with adaptation based on natural processes and for identifying situations in which both are required. Delegates will also consider how monitoring, community participation and transparent thresholds can guide future decisions. The objective is to connect climate research with responsible resort management while preserving ecological integrity and local wellbeing. This supports investment choices that remain defensible as environmental conditions change.

How to join

This webinar runs on Zoom. You join it here on Scholardemia, where the meeting opens inside the page with the chat, questions and polls beside it. You do not need a Zoom account or a Zoom link.

  1. RegisterFree, with your Scholardemia account.
  2. Come back on the dayThe room opens at 12:50 on Friday 4 June. We email you reminders with the Join button 24 hours and 1 hour before.
  3. Press JoinSign in with the same account. The meeting opens here, with questions, polls and the group chat beside it.

Use an up-to-date Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. Allow sound when your browser asks, and use headphones if you can.

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Prof. Eugenia Wickens

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OTS Academy

United Kingdom

Professor Eugenia Wickens edits the Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and the Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education (JTHE), and chairs Scholardemia webinar sessions. Her research covers tourist experience and typologies, tourism routes and rural development, volunteer tourism, and event and cultural tourism. Formerly Reader in Tourism at Buckinghamshire New University, she has helped plan tourism education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Serbia, Greece, Ireland and Turkey.

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Prof. Eugenia Wickens

Convenor

OTS Academy

United Kingdom

Professor Eugenia Wickens edits the Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and the Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education (JTHE), and chairs Scholardemia webinar sessions. Her research covers tourist experience and typologies, tourism routes and rural development, volunteer tourism, and event and cultural tourism. Formerly Reader in Tourism at Buckinghamshire New University, she has helped plan tourism education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Serbia, Greece, Ireland and Turkey.

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