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STRATIFIED ADAPTATION: Infrastructure, Elevation, and Cascading Floods in the Urban Mekong Delta

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Flood‐prone cities in the global South are increasingly the target of infrastructure projects aimed at building climate ‘resilience’. At the same time, residents of these cities take adaptation to flooding into their own hands. In this article we examine the interrelationship between household‐scale and urban‐scale flood mitigation projects in
Lizzie Yarina, Vuong Kha Tu, Tran Kim Bao, Ly Quoc Dang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risks and sustainability of outdoor ski resorts in China under climate changes

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Global warming is jeopardizing the artificial snow making conditions, shortening outdoor ski resorts opening days and increasing operation cost, severely threatening the sustainability of outdoor ski industry.
Yanqiang Wei, Jing Li, Dongliang Luo, Xuejie Tang, Zihao Wu, Xufeng Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Climate Change on Natural Snow Reliability, Snowmaking Capacities, and Wind Conditions of Ski Resorts in Northeast Turkey: A Dynamical Downscaling Approach

Atmosphere, 2016
Many ski resorts worldwide are going through deteriorating snow cover conditions due to anthropogenic warming trends. As the natural and the artificially supported, i.e., technical, snow reliability of ski resorts diminish, the industry approaches a ...
Osman Cenk Demiroglu, Mustafa Tufan Turp, Tugba Ozturk, Mehmet Levent Kurnaz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snow Depth Trends of European Ski Resorts

, 2023
Snow significantly affects the economy of many European countries, especially in the sector of winter tourism. It affects the operation of ski resorts, the mountain real estate, and can cause disruptions in transportations. The objective of this study is
Ioannis Masloumidis, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Stavros Dafis, Georgios Kyros   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Modelling Patterns of Past Inundation Processes Combining Geoarchaeology and Morphometric Hydrological Analysis in the Shashe‐Limpopo Basin, South Africa

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Riverine and valley systems across the globe have been central to the development of past urban centres. By AD 900, the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers seem to have facilitated the interaction and integration of early farming communities in southern Africa. This paper focuses on the application of geoarchaeological perspectives made available by the
B. S. Nxumalo
wiley   +1 more source

Car use in ski resort: the moderating role of perceived lack of facilities

European Journal of Tourism Research, 2015
Fifty-seven percent of greenhouse gases produced by ski resorts are due to the transport of tourists to the resorts. More than eighty percent of them travel by car.
Jean-Luc Giannelloni, Elisabeth Robinot
doaj   +1 more source

Utah Ski Archives: 2020 Keepsake Edition

, 2020
The Utah Ski and Snowboard Archives is one of the most comprehensive collections in the entire country for research into the history and development of Utah\u27s prospering winter sports industry.
Friends of the Utah Ski Archives
core  

The Moral (Un)Desirability of New Biomedical Technologies as Potential Techno‐Fixes

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The techno‐fix argument, used to argue against technological interventions that address the consequences of social problems instead of their underlying causes, is increasingly invoked in biomedical discussions. However, especially in biomedicine, the techno‐fix argument remains conceptually underdeveloped.
Lieke van Kempen, Martine C. de Vries, Nienke de Graeff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blankness in post‐post‐postmodern poetry

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract Jameson's “myth” identifies reification as the leading cause of cultural change. The myth also adumbrates the semiotic form of post‐postmodernism and post‐post‐postmodernism, which Jameson himself did not explore. One of the most extreme varieties of post‐post‐postmodern verse is the would‐be blank poem, pursued by Russian Futurists, Lettrists,
Shawn Normandin
wiley   +1 more source

Multilocal Practices in a Pleasure Periphery: A Typology of Time, Space and Activity

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract The prerequisites, conditions and drivers of multilocality, that is, leading an everyday life in multiple places, were transformed through the accelerated adoption of remote work triggered by the COVID‐19 pandemic. We bring new perspectives to the field of multilocality research by exploring and theorising multilocal practices through a post ...
Nicolai Ekecrantz, Katarina Haugen, Eva Thulin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source