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Tourist responses to potential climate change impacts and adaptation measures in Florida's coastal destinations
Title
Tourist responses to potential climate change impacts and adaptation measures in Florida's coastal destinations.
Creator
Atzori, Roberta, Fyall, Alan, Fjelstul, Jill, Tasci, Asli, Miller, Graham, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Some of the most vulnerable areas across the world have started experiencing the consequences of climate change, with action to deal with it long overdue. Florida, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, holds one of the most 'unenviable' positions in terms of its vulnerability to climate change with the effects already visible, particularly on its coastal areas. Climate is one of the major factors in affecting travel motivations and destination choice, and as such the...
Show moreSome of the most vulnerable areas across the world have started experiencing the consequences of climate change, with action to deal with it long overdue. Florida, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, holds one of the most 'unenviable' positions in terms of its vulnerability to climate change with the effects already visible, particularly on its coastal areas. Climate is one of the major factors in affecting travel motivations and destination choice, and as such the implications of climate change for tourist behavior and demand patterns are significant. Beside the physical impacts of climate change, society's perception of climate change, and the response to it at various decision-making levels, have become critical issues.This dissertation presents the perspective of tourists who have previously visited Florida, in a hypothetical scenario of changed climatic conditions. It is proposed that existing social representations about climate change, and therefore individuals' attitudes, views and beliefs concerning this phenomenon, need to be taken into account when examining tourists' stated intentions regarding their prospective visitation intentions and potential changes in future tourism demand. Using social representation theory as a theory of reference, this dissertation presents an analysis of visitors' responses to climate change impacts and adaptation measures, in consideration of their attitudes towards climate change. The main purpose of the study was to understand whether, with the implementation of adaptation strategies directed to limit negative impacts of climate change, the likelihood of tourists to return to Florida would improve in comparison with a future in which no action is taken at the state level to address climate change. In this scenario, the filter of social representations in shaping tourists' perspectives was used as a system of explanation of different tourist responses.This study contributes to the tourism and climate change body of knowledge by advancing a further step toward understanding potential responses of tourists in a scenario in which a destination's most appealing climatic and natural resources are impacted by climate change. The existence of a relationship between tourist's visitation intentions and the social representations they hold with respect to climate change offers a different way to look at tourists' stated responses. In fact, this study shows that predicting shifts in tourism demand based on stated visitation intentions requires caution. The findings of this study can encourage future researchers to pursue a more critical way of exploring the meaning behind tourists' stated responses, which could lead to expanding our current understanding of how climate change will transform tourism demand across different destinations.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
CFE0006438, ucf:51477
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006438
Revisiting Roadside Attractions: A "Deep Dive" into Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs
Title
Revisiting Roadside Attractions: A "Deep Dive" into Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs.
Creator
Schwandt, Rebecca, French, Scot, Gannon, Barbara, Solonari, Vladimir, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This digital public history project explores one of the oldest and longest running of Florida's roadside attractions, Weeki Wachee Springs, during the years considered to be the park's heyday, the 1950s through the mid-1970s. With the 75th anniversary of the park approaching in 2022 and preliminary discussions of a new or expanded mermaid museum, there is a growing need to document the experiences of aging former employees and preserve park-related ephemera from that period. For this project...
Show moreThis digital public history project explores one of the oldest and longest running of Florida's roadside attractions, Weeki Wachee Springs, during the years considered to be the park's heyday, the 1950s through the mid-1970s. With the 75th anniversary of the park approaching in 2022 and preliminary discussions of a new or expanded mermaid museum, there is a growing need to document the experiences of aging former employees and preserve park-related ephemera from that period. For this project six oral histories of former mermaids and former employees have been recorded, transcribed, and made publicly accessible through RICHES, the University of Central Florida's free-to-access digital archive, along with hundreds of documents and images related to the park. This newly discovered material uncovers the lived experiences of the mermaids and other employees interviewed, some of whom have never been written about previously. Historiographically, the park has attracted little attention from scholars. The few popular works devoted to Weeki Wachee Springs fail to place the attraction within the context of Florida's social or political climates in any meaningful way. Using oral histories of the park's employees recorded for this project, archival material uncovered during the research stage, and existing interviews from one of the only books written about the park (Lu Vickers' Weeki Wachee: City of Mermaids, 2007), this study combines a digital archive with scholarly interpretation informed by women's studies, social and cultural history, and oral history theory.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFE0007369, ucf:52104
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007369
The Comradeship of the Open Road: The Identity and Influence of the Tin Can Tourists of the World on Automobility, Florida, and National Tourism
Title
The Comradeship of the Open Road: The Identity and Influence of the Tin Can Tourists of the World on Automobility, Florida, and National Tourism.
Creator
Burel, David, Foster, Amy, Walker, Ezekiel, Lester, Connie, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The identity of the Tin Can Tourists of the World, the first recreation automobile organization, has been poorly defined in the historical discourse, the factors contributing to the 1919 formation of the organization in Tampa, Florida represents a landmark shift in tourism in America towards the automobile.The group's subsequent solidification of a distinct identity gives insight beyond their organization. The thesis defines their identity as well as looks at their impact on American...
Show moreThe identity of the Tin Can Tourists of the World, the first recreation automobile organization, has been poorly defined in the historical discourse, the factors contributing to the 1919 formation of the organization in Tampa, Florida represents a landmark shift in tourism in America towards the automobile.The group's subsequent solidification of a distinct identity gives insight beyond their organization. The thesis defines their identity as well as looks at their impact on American automobility and tourism. The thesis therefore focuses on the previously undefined concept of recreational automobility giving it definition and showing how the group helped to define it.The group's early role in mass use and adaptation of the automobile for recreation represents the first steps in creating a market for recreational vehicles. The imposition of organization on the camping experience by the Tin Can Tourists and their influence on creating special places for the practice of their activities helped define recreational automobility.The footprint left by the Tin Can Tourists helped shape part of America's modern tourist industry. The legacy of their ideas about recreational automobility also suggests influence they had on later groups using recreational vehicles. This thesis examines and clarifies the identity and influence of the Tin Can Tourists of the World as a window on important trends in automobility and tourism.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFE0004306, ucf:49472
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004306
Gardening in Florida
Title
Gardening in Florida: a treatise on the vegetables and tropical products of Florida.
Creator
Whitner, J. N., PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
An 1880's manual for growing garden and marketable vegetables in Florida, as well as short treatises on tropical fruits.
Date Issued
1885
Identifier
AAA3258QF00011/29/200108/04/200515998BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-11-29, FCLA url 20020221xOCLC, 49445367, CF00001566, 2560132, ucf:8258
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001566.jpg
souvenir of Florida
Title
A souvenir of Florida.
Creator
PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Gives pictures of Florida landscapes, buildings, streets, and activities of interest to tourists.
Date Issued
1888
Identifier
AAA3372QF00012/20/200108/04/200516360BfamI D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FCLA url 20020710xOCLC, 50189753, CF00001584, 2566716, ucf:11367
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001584.jpg
American Siberia
Title
The American Siberia: or, Fourteen years' experience in a southern convict camp.
Creator
Powell, J. C., PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
The author's detailed account of the terrible conditions of the prison camps of North Florida and Southern Georgia in the post-Civil War era.
Date Issued
1893
Identifier
AAA3230QF00011/15/200108/04/200515713BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-11-15, FIPS12039, FCLA url 20020227, 49476526, CF00001561, 2559055, ucf:7756
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001561.jpg
Sun hunting
Title
Sun hunting: adventures and observations among the native and migratory tribes of Florida, including the stoical time-killers of Palm Beach, the gentle and gregarious tin-canners of the remote interior, and the vivacious and semi-violent peoples of Miami and its purlieus.
Creator
Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Humorous description of 1920s Florida and the customs of the northerners who visit its resorts in Palm Beach and Miami as well as its free auto camps around Tampa.
Date Issued
1922
Identifier
AAA6246QF00004/30/200308/02/200413398BfamIa D0QF, ONICF176- 1, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FIPS12099, FIPS12086, FIPS12057, FCLA url 20040215xOCLC, 55693466, CF00001620, 2572037, ucf:14261
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001620.jpg
Florida of to-day
Title
The Florida of to-day: a guide for tourists and settlers.
Creator
Davidson, James Wood, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Describes the Florida of the late 19th century in terms of its history, physical environment, population, travel destinations and facilities, crops and products.
Date Issued
1889
Identifier
AAA3452QF00001/16/200208/04/200515972BfamIa D0QF, ONICF179- 0, FHP C CF 2001-01-16, FCLA url 20020422xOCLC, 50217857, CF00001574, 2562094, ucf:9170
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001574.jpg
Florida fruits and how to raise them
Title
Florida fruits and how to raise them.
Creator
Harcourt, Helen, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Horticultural handbook geared to the novice, for growing citrus as well as other types of fruits in Florida.
Date Issued
1886
Identifier
AAA3360QF00012/20/200108/04/200515931BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FCLA url 20020613xOCLC, 50189474, CF00001578, 2563386, ucf:9791
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001578.jpg
Where to go in Florida
Title
Where to go in Florida.
Creator
Tyler, Daniel F., PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Description of Green Cove Springs, Florida.
Date Issued
1880
Identifier
AAA3369QF00012/20/200108/04/200516434BfamI D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FIPS12019, FCLA url 20020626xOCLC, 50193642, CF00001582, 2565289, ucf:10689
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001582.jpg
Almanac for 1893
Title
Almanac for 1893.
Creator
PALMM (Project)
Date Issued
1893
Identifier
AAA3451QF00001/11/200208/04/200515705BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2002-01-11, FCLA url 20020206xOCLC, 49296196, CF00001563, 2559750, ucf:8091
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001563.jpg
Florida for tourists, invalids, and settlers
Title
Florida for tourists, invalids, and settlers: containing practical information regarding climate, soil, and productions; cities, towns, and people; the culture of the orange and other tropical fruits; farming and gardening; scenery and resorts; sport; routes of travel, etc., etc.
Creator
Barbour, George M., PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Based on the writer's personal observations, describes and comments upon the various regions of Florida, the climate, people, agricultural products and resources.
Date Issued
1884
Identifier
AAA3354QF00012/20/200108/04/200515919BfamI D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FCLA url 20020606xOCLC, 50187276, CF00001577, 2562653, ucf:9439
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001577.jpg
Happy winter in Florida
Title
Happy winter in Florida.
Creator
Robbins, Sarah Stuart, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
A young girl's account of her family's trip to Central and North Florida in the winter of 1875.
Date Issued
1888
Identifier
AAA3229QF00011/15/200108/04/200516019BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-11-15, FIPS12109, FIPS12031, FCLA url 20020221xOCLC, 49296749, CF00001560, 2558525, ucf:7502
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001560.jpg
Across the Everglades
Title
Across the Everglades: a canoe journey of exploration.
Creator
Willoughby, Hugh L. (Hugh Laussat), PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
An account of the author's exploratory trip across the southern Everglades including descriptions of places, people and wildlife. Throughout the narrative, the author makes reference to the methods used by the Seminoles for travel, cooking, etc., as well as describes some of their recent history and his encounters with them during this trip.
Date Issued
1898
Identifier
AAA6249QF00004/30/200302/09/200513204BfamIa D0QF, ONICF160- 5, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20030714xOCLC, huc3090203, 52873655, CF00001592, 2568015, ucf:11989
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001592.jpg
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeechobee Land Company
Title
The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeechobee Land Company: chartered by special act of the Legislature of Florida, 1881 : capital, $10,000,000, one million shares, par value, $10.00.
Creator
Kreamer, James M., Salinger, Richard, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Includes a prospectus and an engineer's report describing efforts for the year 1884 and continuing plans to dredge canals and partially drain Lake Okeechobee and surrounding lands. Some of the other affected waters are Lake Flirt, Lake Hichpochee, the Kissimmee River, Lake East Tohopekaliga, Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Hatchneha, Lake Cypress, Lake Kissimmee, the Caloosahatchie River, Tiger Creek, Lake Tiger, Lake Rosalie, and Lake Walk-in-the-Water. The purpose of this work was to reduce...
Show moreIncludes a prospectus and an engineer's report describing efforts for the year 1884 and continuing plans to dredge canals and partially drain Lake Okeechobee and surrounding lands. Some of the other affected waters are Lake Flirt, Lake Hichpochee, the Kissimmee River, Lake East Tohopekaliga, Lake Tohopekaliga, Lake Hatchneha, Lake Cypress, Lake Kissimmee, the Caloosahatchie River, Tiger Creek, Lake Tiger, Lake Rosalie, and Lake Walk-in-the-Water. The purpose of this work was to reduce flooding, claim land for agriculture and open up channels of water transport.
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Date Issued
1885
Identifier
AAA6247QF00004/30/200303/16/200520295BfamIa D0QF, ONICF177- 4, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, huc3090201, huc30901, huc3090205, FCLA url 20040208xOCLC, 55693580, CF00001614, 2570248, ucf:13066
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001614.jpg
Hunting in the great West (Rustlings in the Rockies)
Title
Hunting in the great West (Rustlings in the Rockies): hunting and fishing by mountain and stream.
Creator
Shields, G. O. (George O.), PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Recounts the author's hunting trips through the Rockies, the Big Horn Mountains, Montana, Florida (p. 171-241), the Lake Superior region and northern Michigan.
Date Issued
1890
Identifier
AAA6248QF00004/30/200303/18/200427433BfamI D0QF, ONICF183- 4, FHP P CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20040318, CF00001624, 2784155, ucf:14756
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001624.jpg
My pioneer days in Florida, 1876-1898
Title
My pioneer days in Florida, 1876-1898.
Creator
Bell, Emily Lagow, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Personal account of the Bell family's move from Indiana to Ft. Pierce, Florida with numerous anecdotes and descriptions of places they saw and people they met.
Identifier
AAC2509QF00011/15/200603/02/200712094BnamI? D0QF, FHP S UCF 2006-11-15, FIPS12111, FCLA url 20070302, CF00001730, 2700743, ucf:20074
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001730.jpg
cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida
Title
The cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida.
Creator
McQuade, James, PALMM (Project)
Abstract / Description
Author's account of his journey on the Montauk to the West Indies and Florida, which set sail February 21, 1884 and returned May 3, 1884.
Date Issued
1885
Identifier
AAA3228QF00011/15/200108/04/200515803BfamIi D0QF, 0263303, FHP C CF 2001-11-15, FCLA url 20020224xOCLC, 49492078, CF00001559, 2557419, ucf:6968
Format
E-book
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001559.jpg