https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/112 2026-11-05T11:52:38Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/239 Considering Disaster Vulnerability and Resiliency: The case of Hurricane Effects on Tourism-based Economies Kim, Hyun; Marcouiller, David W. In this study, we examine the vulnerability and resiliency of 10 tourism-based regional economies which include US national parks or seashores (situated on the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean coastline) affected by several hurricanes over a 26-year period. The vulnerability of each economy to natural disasters was estimated using a panel linear model, while resilience was estimated by employing a negative binomial panel regression and a difference-in-difference model. Natural disaster damage, related to physical damage and human loss, was shown to have a negative effect on regional economies. Regions with stronger economies prior to natural disasters have lower disaster losses than regions with weaker economic characteristics. More effort to improve regional economic conditions before natural disasters is necessary to minimize disaster loss. Lessons learned from the economic impacts of past natural disasters, in particular in tourism-based regions, can help regional planners and policy makers predict problems related to disasters and more effectively prepare for future events A Research Article Published in The Annals of Regional Science volume 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/203 Covid-19 and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Global Problems Fuentes, Rolando; Galeotti, Marzio; Lanza, Alessandro; Manzano, Baltasar In this paper, we examine the similarities and the differences between two global problems, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, and the extent to which the experience with the COVID-19 pandemic can be of use for tackling climate change. We show that both problems share the same microeconomic foundations, involving an overprovision of a global public bad. In addition, they entail externalities whose correction comes at very high economic and social costs. We leverage on a well-established problem such as climate change that has been studied for several years now, to highlight the common traits with the COVID-19 pandemic, but also important differences. The COVID-19 crisis is itself a reality check for climate policy, international governance and prevention in general. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic is a mock laboratory of climate change, where the time scale of unfolding events is reduced from decades to days. While the former is often measured in days, weeks, months, years, the latter is measured in years, decades, and centuries 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/202 Now What ? Climate Change & Coronavirus Long, Jessica; Gordon, Lizzie; Townend, Ruth Ipsos Global Trends, our study of 33,000 people every three years, recently found climate emergency to be the strongest common value that unites us worldwide. Eighty percent globally think we are heading for environmental disaster unless we change our habits quickly. Months later, the world stands united towards a different, more immediate crisis: COVID-19. In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has brought the global economy to its knees and the lives we once knew as ‘normal’ have been turned on their head. Climate change discussions and decision-making have been put on hold while governments, industry and people everywhere come together to combat a global pandemic. Recent Ipsos Earth Day data found that concern over climate change is still high globally, despite attention being focused on the more urgent crisis at hand. Seventy one percent of the world feels climate change is as significant a threat as COVID-19 in the long term.1 In the midst of this upheaval, we ask what, if anything, can COVID-19 teach us about the climate crisis? 1. The trajectory of climate crisis concern in the months preceding COVID-19 2. Analogous learnings between both crises from experts 3. The influence of the pandemic on public attitudes and behaviours around climate change 4. Support for a greener economic transition following the pandemic 5. Implications and recommendations for key industry players moving forward 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/165 Protecting our oceans and marine life-the case of Serena Beach Resort & Spa Ecotourism Kenya With over 70% of the earth’s surface covered by oceans and approximately 94% of life on earth being aquatic, oceans play a crucial role in maintaining life on earth. Yet, this importance and marine life in general that they support is under severe threat due a wide array of factors, which include: climate change and rising water temperatures, destructive fishing practices, insensitive tourism operations and pollution among others. There is global consensus among scientists for instance that plastic pollution has had devastating impacts on the marine life resulting in declines in populations of some species such as sea turtle. Plastic bags resemble jelly fish, a common food for sea turtles and some seabirds eat plastic because it releases a chemical that makes it smell like their natural food. After ingesting the plastics, their stomachs get filled with plastic debris, preventing them from feeding and eventually leading to their death. Abandoned or discarded fishing gear which are largely made of plastic has also been identified as another cause of death of marine life as they become entangled in them. This is an article, published by Ecotourism Kenya on how we can protect the Oceans and Marine life. 2021-02-06T00:00:00Z