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Tailoring an economic-ecological-tourism coupling framework for arid-region ski resorts: A PSR model-based case study of Xinjiang, China

Ecological Indicators
Arid regions constitute 40.6 % of the global landmass, with their climatic characteristics of low precipitation, high evaporation, and ecological fragility imposing severe challenges on ice-snow tourism development.
Bin Jiang, Chunxiang Zhang, Zhennan Liu, Jiedong Wen, JiuLian Zhu, Liping Xu, FeiTeng Wang   +6 more
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Ski Resort Real Estate: Does Supply prevent Appreciation? [PDF]

This paper examines the behavior of ski resort property in a major New England market over the last 25 years. A constructed property price series reveals that nominal prices are quite volatile and only slightly higher today than in 1980.
William C. Wheaton
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Warming winters and New Hampshire’s lost ski areas: An integrated case study [PDF]

, 2003
New Hampshire’s mountains and winter climate support a ski industry that contributes substantially to the state economy. Through more than 70 years of history, this industry has adapted and changed with its host society.
Hamilton, Lawrence C., Hayward, Gregg F., Keim, Barry D., Rohall, David E.   +3 more
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Spartan Daily, November 19, 1997 [PDF]

, 1997
Volume 109, Issue 58https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/9205/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Natural Capital Assessment and Recommendations for Sustainable Tourism in Ski and Mountain Resorts of the Catalan Pyrenees

Mountain Research and Development
Mountain natural capital supports local and lowland populations while maintaining global social–ecological balance. However, mountains face increasing ecological, economic, and social pressures, leading to natural capital depletion.
Joan Rabassa-Juvanteny, Bernat Claramunt-López   +1 more
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Local governance, decentralization and local economic development

, 2012
International audienceWhen studying local development, we find that decentralization and local governance are inseparable factors that contribute strongly into the efficiency of local development attempts.
Donsimoni, Myriam, Nasser, Wafaa
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Climate controls on snow reliability in French Alps ski resorts. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
Spandre P, François H, Verfaillie D, Lafaysse M, Déqué M, Eckert N, George E, Morin S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Risky consumption of alcohol and drugs among employees at ski resorts. [PDF]

Nordisk Alkohol Nark, 2017
Warne M, Sinadinovic K, Berman AH, Källmén H, Vinberg S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ski Resort Snow Surface Roughness

The snowpack is the interface between the atmosphere and the earth’s surface when snow is present. The snowpack energy balance is dictated in part by the nature of the snow surface. The roughness of the snow surface can be quite dynamic. At the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain, we measured several snow surface forms: natural, with the presence of dust,
Steven R. Fassnacht, Javier Herrero, Jessica E. Sanow   +2 more
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Towards an ecological network for the Carpathians [PDF]

, 2009
The Carpathian Biodiversity Information System (CBIS) and the proposal for an ecological network for the eastern part of the Carpathians are the two main outcomes of the project funded by the BBI Matra program of the Dutch government.
Baltzer, M., Bouwma, I.M., Kitnaes, K., Lasak, R., Predoiu, G.E., Prots, B., Seffer, J., Sekulic, G., Smith, B., Walters, L.J., Zingstra, H.L.   +10 more
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