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Real Estate Development in the Ski Resorts of the Tarentaise Valley

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2014
In the context of a mature winter sports market and ageing accommodation facilities, most contemporary French ski resorts are having to deal with a gradual decline in visitor numbers.
Gabriel Fablet
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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

Climate change and snow tourism in Australia [PDF]

open access: yesGeographica Helvetica
This paper examines impacts of climate change as outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCQ on the snow-reliability ofthe Australian ski fields.
U. König
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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.
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‘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

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

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

All downhill from here? Climate change and house prices in the Swiss Alps

open access: yesClimate Risk Management
This paper investigates the relationship between climate (change) and house price development in the Swiss Alps, testing the hypothesis that house-buyers in ski resorts switch from lower-lying, less snow-secure resorts to high-altitude areas with ...
Floris Jan Blok, Franz Fuerst
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