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Gis analysis of the transport accessibility of ski resorts in Russia

open access: yesНаука. Инновации. Технологии, 2022
On the basis of GIS technologies, the transport accessibility of the ten most visited ski resorts in Russia was analyzed: Sheregesh, Krasnaya Polyana, Sorochany, Dombai, Igor, Bobrovy Log, Elbrus, Solar Valley, Sviyazhsky Hills, Arkhyz.
Stanislav Olegovich Antipov   +1 more
doaj  

Rethinking the Race–Nation Nexus: Spatial Narratives of Racialised Italians in the United Kingdom

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Nation and race are often theorised as closely intertwined, with nationalism frequently positioned as a driving force behind racism. The article advances an empirically grounded argument that challenges this assumed relationship. In particular, it explores how space, understood as a socially constructed category, is discursively mobilised in ...
Marco Antonsich
wiley   +1 more source

From Ford to the Olympics

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2013
In 2006, Sestriere played a leading role in the organization of the Torino Winter Olympic Games. The event was crucial to rethinking the city’s development model, which, since its foundation in 1934, hinged on two specific vocations: winter sports ...
Egidio Dansero, Matteo Puttilli
doaj   +1 more source

‘You shall not pass!’—frequent hikers' acceptance of access restrictions in overcrowded Italian Mountains

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1198-1217, May 2026.
Abstract Outdoor recreation is reported to have many positive effects on individuals and communities. However, when recreationists' presence becomes overcrowding, it can cause ecological damage to natural sites while also reducing the benefits of outdoor recreation for recreationists and local communities.
Giacomo Pagot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change effects on ski tourism

open access: yesApstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2017
Nowadays, climate change poses a common recurring problem in our everyday life. The weather forecasts tend to be inaccurate, the swiftly changing weather often makes fun of the people.
Piroska Béki
doaj   +1 more source

Nonmetro Recreation Counties: Their Identification and Rapid Growth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
More than 80 percent of the Nation’s 285 million people now reside in metropolitan areas. Many in this vast city and suburban population are attracted to the recreational opportunities and attractions of rural areas, such as beautiful scenery, lakes ...
Beale, Calvin L, Johnson, Kenneth M.
core   +1 more source

How can ecosystem services scenarios inform forest planning?—Seven lessons from Leanachan Forest, Scotland

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1233-1247, May 2026.
Abstract There are growing societal expectations that forests are managed for multiple benefits including carbon storage, biodiversity, health and recreation. Consequently, forest managers are increasingly expected to consider how external factors, including climate change, affect the future of their forests and the wider public benefits they provide ...
Louise Sing   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Winter Home Range and Habitat Use of the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
We radio-tracked two male and one female Virginia northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, in winter 2003 and Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in winter 2004 ...
Ford, W. Mark   +3 more
core  

Exploring Excess Migration in Nordic Rural Municipalities: Pre‐Pandemic Trajectories and Pandemic‐Era Disruption

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 4, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Renewed interest in rural areas during the COVID‐19 pandemic generated a sense of optimism concerning the fate of declining rural areas, with the notion of a ‘rural revival’ evident in both popular and academic discourse. While many studies have explored urban–rural migration during the pandemic, few have done so from the specific perspective ...
Linda Randall
wiley   +1 more source

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