{"id":29292,"date":"2026-09-27T14:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagesardinia.com\/?st-import=1ab5d58a3d39941acc7c834a2592eb52"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:50:02","slug":"selected-references-and-evidence-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagesardinia.com\/en\/selected-references-and-evidence-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected References and Evidence Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The paper draws primarily on official Regional Government, environmental-agency, statistical and European sources. It should be read as a strategic framework rather than a statutory plan; before formal adoption, all data, baselines, targets and legal references should be validated with the relevant regional departments, municipalities, utilities and site-management authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional tourism and policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Department of Tourism, Crafts and Commerce.<\/strong> Piano Strategico Regionale del Turismo 2023\u20132025.<\/em> Adopted through Regional Government Resolution No. 47\/2 of 29 December 2023 and definitively approved by Resolution No. 6\/6 of 23 February 2024.[files.regione.sardegna<\/a>][delibere.regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
  2. Osservatorio del Turismo della Sardegna.<\/strong> Movimento turistico in Sardegna: Anno 2024, con confronto 2023.<\/em> Source: SIRED\/ROSS1000. The 2024 monitoring reported 4,441,322 arrivals, 18,860,976 overnight stays and an average stay of 4.25 nights.[unionesarda<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
  3. Osservatorio del Turismo della Sardegna.<\/strong> Open Data: Movimenti turistici 2024.<\/em> Monthly arrivals and overnight stays are available by municipality, reference market and macro-category, providing an essential basis for local destination monitoring.[osservatorio.sardegnaturismo<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
  4. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Settore Osservatorio, Ricerca e Sviluppo.<\/em> Institutional remit covering the tourism-observatory portal, data management, analysis and reporting.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
  5. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Capacit\u00e0 ricettiva della Sardegna: Anno 2024.<\/em> Source: SIRED\/ROSS1000.[osservatorio.sardegnaturismo<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Environment, climate and resilience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Autonomous Region of Sardinia.<\/strong> Strategia Regionale di Adattamento ai Cambiamenti Climatici.<\/em> First adopted in February 2019; the strategy uses climate scenarios to 2050 and forms part of the regional sustainable-development framework.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
    2. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Strategia Regionale di Adattamento ai Cambiamenti Climatici: update 2024.<\/em> The updated framework includes climate-hazard maps, location-specific indicators and climate-impact-chain analysis.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
    3. ARPAS.<\/strong> Rapporto Meteo e Clima 2025.<\/em> The report identifies persistent temperature anomalies above the 1981\u20132010 average, increasingly irregular rainfall and rising sea-level conditions affecting Sardinia.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
    4. Sardegna SIRA \/ ARPAS.<\/strong> Cambiamenti climatici in Sardegna.<\/em> Regional climate projections indicate higher average and extreme temperatures, a general reduction in precipitation and increased exposure to extreme events.[portal.sardegnasira<\/a>][portal.sardegnasira<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
    5. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Erosione costiera.<\/em> Regional coastal-erosion policy and investment framework, including a \u20ac7.175 million allocation for related interventions.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
    6. Sardegna SIRA.<\/strong> Erosione costiera.<\/em> Technical information on the sensitivity of beaches and rocky coasts to changes in environmental and coastal dynamics.[portal.sardegnasira<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Water, waste and circularity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna \/ relevant basin and water authorities.<\/strong> Reservoir and drought-status data should be used to establish destination-specific water-resilience baselines. The figures cited in the paper should be independently validated at basin and municipal scale before formal target setting.<\/li>\n\n\n
      2. ISPRA.<\/strong> Tourism: Environmental Indicators.<\/em> The national tourism-waste indicator demonstrates the importance of accounting for visitors in equivalent-population calculations and service planning. In 2024, the indicator reached 16.2 kg per equivalent inhabitant.[indicatoriambientali.isprambiente<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
      3. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> 26\u00b0 Rapporto sulla gestione dei rifiuti urbani in Sardegna: Anno 2024.<\/em> Sardinia generated 731,075 tonnes of urban waste in 2024; separately collected fractions totalled 559,094 tonnes.[sardegnaambiente<\/a>][sardegnaambiente<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
      4. Sardegna SIRA \/ Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Raccolta differenziata in Sardegna nell\u2019anno 2024.<\/em> Regional separate collection reached 76.48% in 2024.[portal.sardegnasira<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Nature, protected areas and inclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Sardegna SIRA.<\/strong> SIC, ZSC e ZPS.<\/em> Sardinia\u2019s Natura 2000 system contains 128 terrestrial and marine sites, including 89 Special Areas of Conservation, eight Sites of Community Importance and 31 Special Protection Areas.[portal.sardegnasira<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
        2. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Misure di conservazione per ZSC e SIC della Rete Natura 2000.<\/em> In March 2025, conservation measures were approved for 89 ZSCs and four SICs.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
        3. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> L\u2019Isola che accoglie: Turismo accessibile e inclusivo in Sardegna.<\/em> Regional programme for accessible and inclusive tourism, supported through national inclusion funding.[regione.sardegna<\/a>][regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
        4. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Linee guida per il turismo inclusivo, PR Sardegna FESR 2021\u20132027.<\/em> Guidance covering interventions including accessible visitor facilities, decompression areas and inclusive public-space design.[files.regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
        5. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> Progetti di turismo inclusivo e accessibile.<\/em> A \u20ac14 million programme involving 18 municipalities and the Urban Authorities of Iglesias and Olbia.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Economy, workforce and investment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna \/ Centro Regionale di Programmazione.<\/strong> PR Sardegna FESR 2021\u20132027.<\/em> Regional European Regional Development Fund programme, with an overall allocation of around \u20ac1.58 billion.[old.sardegnaprogrammazione<\/a>][cmsras.regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
          2. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna.<\/strong> PR Sardegna FESR 2021\u20132027: Contratti di Investimento, tipologia Turistico-Ricettivo.<\/em> Investment-call framework for tourism-accommodation proposals.[regione.sardegna<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
          3. OECD.<\/strong> Rethinking Regional Attractiveness in the Italian Region of Sardinia.<\/em> OECD, 2025. Assessment of regional attractiveness, infrastructure, territorial inequalities, demographic trends and pathways to attract visitors, talent and investment.[oecd<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
          4. EURES.<\/strong> Labour Market Information: Italy.<\/em> European Employment Services information on labour-market conditions and skills requirements, including tourism and hospitality.[eures.europa<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
          5. Mele, E. and colleagues.<\/strong> Seasonal Work in the Italian Tourism Industry: A Systematic Review.<\/em> Evidence on seasonality, workforce characteristics and training challenges in Italian tourism.[oaj.fupress<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            International frameworks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            1. European Commission.<\/strong> Transition Pathway for Tourism.<\/em> EU framework to support a green and digital transition, competitiveness and resilience in the tourism ecosystem.[single-market-economy.ec.europa<\/a>][single-market-economy.ec.europa<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
            2. European Commission.<\/strong> Overview of EU Tourism Policy \/ EU Agenda for Tourism 2030.<\/em> Framework addressing green transition, digital transition, resilience and inclusion, skills and enabling governance.[transport.ec.europa<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n
            3. Global Sustainable Tourism Council.<\/strong> GSTC Destination Standard \/ GSTC Destination Criteria.<\/em> International framework for sustainable destination management, socioeconomic benefit, cultural protection and environmental stewardship.[gstc<\/a>][gstc<\/a>][gstc<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Data limitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

              Several indicators proposed in this paper\u2014particularly water use per guest-night, tourism-attributable wastewater load, visitor-adjusted waste generation, local spending retention, workforce housing pressure, site-specific ecological carrying capacity and resident sentiment\u2014are not consistently available across Sardinia in a standardised form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Their absence should not delay action. Instead, it should guide the first implementation phase:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Establish consistent definitions and collection methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Build baselines before fixing numerical targets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Publish methodology and known limitations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Disaggregate indicators by season and destination where feasible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Combine administrative datasets with business reporting, environmental monitoring and resident or worker surveys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Review targets annually as evidence improves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                The most important operational principle is straightforward: measure what matters, publish what is known, and improve the evidence base where it is weak.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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