Open AccessRisks of Climate Change at Coastal Tourism in Bangladesh: A Study on Cox’s Bazar
Author(s) -
Sohel Ahmed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
information management and business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3796
DOI - 10.22610/imbr.v11i3(i).2942
Subject(s) - tourism , climate change , mangrove , geography , scarcity , flood myth , environmental science , environmental protection , environmental resource management , water resource management , fishery , oceanography , archaeology , biology , geology , economics , microeconomics
This study is on ‘Risk of climate change at coastal tourism in Bangladesh. The main aim of thisresearch is to describe the risks associated with climate change that has an impact on tourism. The study usesprimary data collected from the respondents (Domestic, Local and International Tourists) by using variousmethods like; observation, survey and questionnaire. This research mainly adopts with close-endedquestionnaire. This study uses Five Point Likert scale to measure the intensity of risk. This research identifiesvarious types of risk like Rise of sea level, Rise of temperature, Acidic Sea, Damage Property, Damageinfrastructure, Damage Livelihood, Damage environmental resources, Inundation during Storm, Risky Road,Heat Waves, Coastal Floods, Droughts, Pollution, Leads Powerful Hurricanes, and Allergy. This study alsoexplores some other risks including Rainstorm, Disrupt Food Supply, Mangrove Deforestation, SalineIntrusion, Scarcity of Fresh Water, Population Displacement, Water Intrusion, Undermining of LocalCommunities, Coastline Erosion, Fish Stocks Inundate, Rough weather, Hot Sunshine with their intensity.