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STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY BASED ON INTERNET DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR SPATIAL ANALYSIS

open access: yesСтратегические решения и риск-менеджмент, 2021
The paper offers a look the new opportunities that open up in management in the context of the development of information technology. The aim of the study is to highlight the benefits of using technologies for collecting big data and spatial statistics ...
I. A. Lakman, V. M. Timiryanova
doaj   +1 more source

‘Mountain resorts’: origins and evolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ‘mountain resorts’, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and ...
Kowalczyk, Andrzej
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Ski areas, weather and climate: Time series models for New England case studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Wintertime warming trends experienced in recent decades, and predicted to increase in the future, present serious challenges for ski areas and whole regions that depend on winter tourism. Most research on this topic examines past or future climate-change
Brown, Cliff   +2 more
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Variabilidad espacial de los efectos socioeconómicos de las explotaciones de esquí alpino en los municipios rurales del Pirineo aragonés [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
22 páginas, 9 figuras, 4 tablas.[ES] Desde mediados del siglo XX se han impulsado las estaciones de esquí alpino en el Pirineo Aragonés, para incentivar las actividades turísticas y generar nuevas vías de desarrollo socio-económico.
Lasanta Martínez, Teodoro   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Artificial snowmaking possibilities and climate change based on regional climate modeling in the Southern Black Forest

open access: yesMeteorologische Zeitschrift, 2012
Winter sport, especially ski tourism - is one of those sectors of tourism that will be affected by climate change. Ski resorts across the Alps and in the adjacent low mountain ranges react to warm winter seasons by investing in artificial snowmaking. But
Philipp Schmidt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Australian Ski Resort System

open access: yesProceedings of the 17th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2015
The aim of this system was to use and display existing ski access data in a new way to create business as well as social enhancement opportunities for resorts and their guests. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled passes, were used as input mechanisms captured by a scanner on snow at various locations.
Deborah Richards   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Wildland–urban interface expansion: Towards comprehensive planning processes

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildland–urban interface (WUI) expansion is accelerating in numerous regions around the world due to increasing amenity‐led migration processes, defined as the movement of people seeking higher environmental quality. While WUI areas are complex social–ecological systems requiring holistic planning and management, they are usually approached ...
Clara Mosso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accurate Extraction of Cableways Based on the LS-PCA Combination Analysis Method

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
In order to maintain a ski resort efficiently, regular inspections of the cableways are essential. However, there are some difficulties in discovering and observing the cable car cableways in the ski resort.
Wenxin Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing habitat suitability for black grouse broods at the bioregional scale

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, a galliform species emblematic of the European Alps, is currently threatened by habitat change, particularly given the closure of heathland linked to the rising tree line at higher altitudes. The presence of heathlands in good ecological condition is, however, imperative for the species' reproduction.
Alexandre T. M. Defossez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Method of Ski Tracks Extraction Based on Laser Intensity Information

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
At present, the mainstream laser point cloud classification algorithms are mainly based on the geometric information of the target. Nevertheless, if there is occlusion between the targets, the classification effect will be negatively affected.
Wenxin Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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