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Lessons from the Past: A Swiss Case Study on Ski Resorts and Degrowth in the Face of Climate Change

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine
Ski tourism is severely threatened by climate change, primarily due to reduced snowfall, shorter ski seasons, and an anticipated shrinkage of the market.
Luise Biere
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Distribution and diversity of exotic plant species in montane to alpine areas of Kosciuszko National Park [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Diversity and distribution of exotic plant taxa in Kosciuszko National Park in south-eastern Australia were reviewed based on 1103 records of exotics from 18 vegetation surveys conducted between 1986 and 2004.
Bear, Roxana   +2 more
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Client identification in ski resort

open access: yes, 2021
The number of clients in the entry zone to the gondola in Hohsaas must be tracked. Currently it is regulated autonomously, but the system is not accurate enough. The aim of the work is to increase the precision of the system.
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DroughtScape- Winter 2018 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
CONTENTS Year in review: Drought eased in California, developed in Northern Plains......... 2 Quarterly Summary: Drought creeps across the country.............. 3 Annual impact summary: A year of wildfires..........
, National Drought Mitigation Center
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A Spatial Agent-Based Model to Explore Scenarios of Adaptation to Climate Change in an Alpine Tourism Destination [PDF]

open access: yes
A vast body of literature suggests that the European Alpine region may be one of the most sensitive to climate change impacts. Adaptation to climate change of Alpine socio-ecosystems is increasingly becoming an issue of interest for the scientific ...
Carlo Giupponi   +2 more
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Noise characterization and exposure at a ski resort

open access: yes, 2012
This study examined the noise exposures of employees at a ski resort working in the job categories of snowmaker, snow groomer, or chair lift operator. Noise exposures for all employees were obtained using personal noise dosimetry. Snowmakers were monitored during their normal 12-hour work shifts (n=19 for both night and day shifts) and results ...
Radman, Audra, author   +3 more
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Local Development and the Role of Small Towns in Space Organisation in Contemporary Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Published in: Origin Spatial Development of Contemporary Poland in Łódź University Geographical Research, edited by T.MarszałThe majority of small towns are undertaking efforts to redefine their role and position in the spatial structure of the region ...
Kobojek, Elżbieta, Marszał, Tadeusz
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Queues in Ski Resort Graphs: the Ski-Optim Model

open access: yes, 2014
It is rather unknown how skiers move inside ski areas. However, new data collection systems, such as RFID chips on ski passes (which allow counting skiers at the gates of the cableways), can be used to analyse the movement of skiers in the cableways network and in the ski runs graph.
Barras, Tino   +4 more
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A Case Study on ESG Performance: Brand Equity, Brand Love and Brand Respect in a South Korean Ski Resort

open access: yesPrace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego
Objective: This study aims to investigate the structural relationships between the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of ski resorts and their brand equity value, encompassing brand awareness, perceived quality, brand associations ...
Xiaolong Zhou, Mingyue Zhang
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATUS. PRESENT AND PERSPECTIVES [PDF]

open access: yes
Climate change, currently affecting the entire planet, is considered by the specialists the result of the increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations.
Scientific researcher III Ph.D Surugiu Camelia   +1 more
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