The TRESOR group made its public debut in the 20th International Colloquium on Tourism Geography

This event was the official setup for TRESOR’s public introduction. This is our new research group, which was created in the Department of Geography and the IIDL (Inter-University Institute for Local Development) at the Universitat de València.

During the sessions of the research groups, we presented our work lines, which are focused on understanding the complex territorial dynamics of contemporary tourism. Moreover, three members of the team defended key communications on current topics:

1. Tourist housing and the “density paradox”

David de la Osada Saurípresented “Nuevas geografías del turismo: distribución y estacionalidad de las viviendas turísticas en el Arco Mediterráneo español. Un análisis a escala local” (“New tourism geographies: distribution and seasonality of tourist housing in the Spanish Mediterranean Arch. A local analysis”). The work analysed tourist housing (VUT) between 2020 and 2024, showing that tourist pressure moved towards rural and intermediate locations, where a lower absolute volume of housing intensified the impact on territories with limited residential bases.

2. Thermal comfort and climate routes in the coast

Javi Serrano presented "Rutas climáticas seguras para el acceso a las playas. Aplicación al caso de Peñíscola (Castellón)" (“Safe climate routes to access to the beaches. Applied to the case of Peñíscola (Castellón)”). Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the research evaluated how to improve pedestrian thermal comfort in the access zones to the beach during the main hours in summer against climate change.

3. Flood risk and coast vulnerability

María Dolores Pitarch Garrido explained "Aproximación a la evaluación del riesgo por inundación en destinos turísticos ante el cambio climático. Caso de Cullera" (“Approach to the evaluation of flood risk in tourist destinations in the face of climate change. The case of Cullera”). She presented the Flood Risk Index for Coastal Tourist Destinations (IRTI) to measure the vulnerability of urbanised coastlines that are exposed to river and coastal risks and to rising sea levels.

Clearly, the presentations counted on the active support of the rest of the TRESOR team: Pilar Peñarrubia, Félix Fajardo Magraner y Carmen Zornoza.

This were the first steps of a group that has just started its path; the steps of a group that is already thinking on the next academic challenge.