Tourism Destinations and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation in Action

Call for Papers – Tourism Destinations and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation in Action

Journal: Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (JDMM)
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission deadline: 1 August 2026

This special issue focuses on how tourism destinations can concretely mitigate climate‑change impacts and adapt to climate risks, responding to the “global polycrisis” framing and the growing gap between tourism‑policy goals and actual climate action. It invites empirical, interdisciplinary work that connects destination‑level strategies with governance, marketing, and management to advance both theory and practice in sustainable tourism.

Types of research this SI invites

Guest editors

Dr Francisco Femenia‑Serra, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Dr Mireia Guix, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Anna Torres‑Delgado, University of Barcelona, Spain
Prof Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia

List of suggested topic areas

• Destination‑level mitigation and adaptation:

  • Shifts in tourist flows, seasonality, and the rise of low‑carbon or short‑distance tourism

  • Nature‑based solutions, sustainable mobility, and low‑carbon transport options

• Vulnerability, resilience, and planning:

  • How destinations assess climate risks and implement resilience strategies

  • New marketing and product designs that align with climate constraints

• Policy and governance:

  • Climate‑justice‑sensitive tourism policies, especially in Global‑South destinations

  • Polycentric or multi‑level climate governance and resistance to action

• Carbon footprint and systemic change:

  • Measurement of tourism‑related emissions at destination level, including supply and demand sides

  • Paradigm shifts beyond offsetting and technological fixes toward real emission reductions

• Bridging research and practice:

  • Implementation‑science approaches to roll out mitigation and adaptation strategies

  • How AI and digital tools support diagnosis, decision‑making, and narrative design for climate‑aware tourism

Submission information

Submissions are due by 1 August 2026 via the JDMM Editorial System:
https://submit.elsevier.com/JDMM

When submitting, select article type “Climate change in tourism destinations” to assign your paper to this special issue.
Follow the journal’s Guide for Authors:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-destination-marketing-and-management/publish/guide-for-authors

Papers must be original, fit the journal’s scope on destination marketing and management, and draw clear implications for destination planning, policy, and marketing under climate change.

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