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Climate Change and (Mal)Adaptation in Tourism‐Intensive Alpine Regions

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Tourism, especially in winter, accounts for a large share of economic income in Alpine regions. At the same time, these regions are more severely affected by climate change, leading to shorter winter seasons and reduced snow cover. This presents a pressing issue for areas reliant on income from winter tourism through activities such as skiing.
Valentina Ausserladscheider
wiley   +1 more source

Mountain Tourism

Life in the mountainous regions of the world is marked by shallow soils, extremes of climate, short growing seasons, and limited productivity. For humans and animals, life can be both precarious and uncertain, demanding adaptability. Communities need to diversify activities and develop a range of income streams.
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THE SHARE OF MOUNTAIN TOURISM IN THE TOURISM SECTOR OF UZBEKISTAN

The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamics of the development of the tourism sector in Uzbekistan and the main factors affecting it using a correlation matrix. The study examined the level of interdependence between factors such as tourism revenues, employment, investment, infrastructure, natural disasters and political instability.
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Research on the impact of restorative environmental perception on tourists' environmental responsibility behavior in mountain-type scenic spots: taking Taishan Scenic Spot as an example. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Tai P, Jiang F, Zhuang Z, Zou L, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Tourism and Projectification: Evidence from South‐Eastern Italy

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how public policy can be used to promote local tourism and steer it towards sustainability. It uses the municipality of Lecce—a medium‐sized city in south‐eastern Italy—and the broader Salento region as a critical case study, drawing on descriptive statistics, administrative data on local policy projects promoting culture
Lorenzo Mascioli
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial potential evaluation of ecotourism resources and functional zoning in the Qinghai lake basin. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xu Y, Wang C, Chen Z, Liu N, Zhao L, Lin D, Zhai B, Jiang W.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Political Economy of Tourism: Introduction to the Special Collection

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Tourism is one of the fastest‐growing internationally traded service industries. The articles in this special collection examine the circumstances under which it can act as a driver of sustainable, equitably shared growth. The introduction argues that tourism offers a promising path to regional development—not only in southern Europe and the ...
Kira Gartzou‐Katsouyanni
wiley   +1 more source

A dual-stochastic real options model for sports tourism investment: A case study in China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu T, Cheng J, Huang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source

Repeat photography of Langtang Valley, Nepal (1949-2025): A dataset for monitoring landscape and settlement changes. [PDF]

Data Brief
Nüsser M, Schmidt S, Klaus A.
europepmc   +1 more source