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      <dc:title>Climate Preferences for Tourism: Perceptions Regarding Ideal and Unfavourable Conditions for Hiking in Spain</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Martínez Ibarra, Emilio</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Gómez Martín, María Belén</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Armesto López, Xosé Antón</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Pardo Martínez, Rubén</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Tourism climatology</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Hiking</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Preferences</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Spain</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>Physical activity is an increasingly frequent part of our leisure time. Within this context,&#xd;
hiking is a popular form of tourism which has a positive impact on the quality of life. In spite of the&#xd;
importance of climate conditions for this recreational activity, relatively little research has been done&#xd;
on hiking from the perspective of climate and tourism. With this in mind in this paper we make the&#xd;
first detailed extensive assessment of climate preferences for the practice of hiking tourism in Spain.&#xd;
To this end a review of the theoretical/methodological body of literature on tourism climatology&#xd;
was conducted together with a survey aimed at evaluating the stated climate preferences of hiking&#xd;
tourists. The results are offered within the framework of international research on climate preferences&#xd;
for a range of tourism activities. The comparative analysis of these results with regard to those&#xd;
obtained in previous research highlights various similarities but also certain factors specific to hiking&#xd;
in Spain. Overall, the climate preferences of hiking tourists are similar to those of other segments&#xd;
of the tourism market in terms of the aesthetic and physical aspects of the climate, although they&#xd;
also have certain specific preferences as regards thermal aspects, especially regarding the optimal&#xd;
daily thermal conditions for hiking. The results obtained are useful for assessing the suitability of&#xd;
the climate for the practice of hiking tourism in Spain and for promoting proper management and&#xd;
planning of this leisure activity in tourist destinations, including the development of climate calendars&#xd;
detailing the most suitable times of the year for hiking at these destinations. These issues will be&#xd;
addressed in future research studies.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2020-01-15T07:54:32Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2020-01-15T07:54:32Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2019-10-25</dc:date>
      <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Martínez-Ibarra, E., Gómez-Martín, M. B., Armesto-López, X. A., &amp; Pardo-Martínez, R. (2019). Climate Preferences for Tourism: Perceptions Regarding Ideal and Unfavourable Conditions for Hiking in Spain. Atmosphere, 10(11), 646.</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/10481/58746</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.3390/atmos10110646</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 3.0 España</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>MDPI</dc:publisher>
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