Question

Which question has been addressed in this step?

What is the relationship between climate and tourism in Tuscany?

Why has this question been chosen?

• Touristic sector is one of the most important for Tuscan economy
• There is a limited literature on the effects of heat waves on tourism
• There is a scarce awareness of stakeholders and decision makers regarding the topic

Which methods have been applied?

• Development of a statistical model that explains additional mortality and/or hospital admissions through air temperature, dew point temperature and socio-geographical variables (e.g. urban/rural, age structure)

Why have these methods been selected?

• Practical reasons (data availability)
• Structural reasons (past experience in, and knowledge of the methodologies, background studies).

What results have been obtained?

• Up to date, heat waves seem to have no impact on tourism

Reflections on this step

• We should find other methods