Assessment of Beach Hotels Adaptation Capacity to Climate Variability : The Case of Mombasa County , Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKoske, James K.A.
dc.contributor.authorDzoga, M. N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-05T09:02:06Z
dc.date.available2014-06-05T09:02:06Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractClimate change has been a worrying issue all over the world. The variability in terms of intensity and frequency of rainfall, wind, and temperature has impacted various ecosystems and economic activities especially in developing countries. Low lying coastal regions are vulnerable to the rise of sea level and storms. This affects the tourism economy which is a primary economic activity among the beach hotels in Mombasa County. In order to sustain tourism economy, the beach hotels need to cope with prevailing climate variability. This study, therefore, assessed the capacity of beach hotels to cope with climate variability in Mombasa County, Kenya. Chi-square analysis showed no significant difference on on-shore vegetation cover, rainwater harnessing and establishment of seawall barriers (P > 0.05). Strategies established by the beach hotels in Mombasa County were not effective to cope with climate variability thus are unable to sustain tourism economy during climate variability era.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 4 No. 3; February 2014en_US
dc.identifier.issn2220-8488
dc.identifier.other2221-0989
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9798
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCentre for Promoting Ideas, USAen_US
dc.subjectassessmenten_US
dc.subjectadaptationen_US
dc.subjectcapacityen_US
dc.subjectclimate variabilityen_US
dc.subjectMombasa Countyen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Beach Hotels Adaptation Capacity to Climate Variability : The Case of Mombasa County , Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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