Climate Change and the Future of Ski Tourism in Canada’s Western Mountains
Winter, snow, and mountains, epitomized by the world-renowned Rocky Mountain range, are an integral part of Canada’s sport-culture identity and international tourism brand, yet the climate change risk posed to this important ski tourism region remains ...
Natalie L. B. Knowles +2 more
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Changes in vegetation cover on Stara planina: Towards sustainable management of ski resorts in sensitive areas [PDF]
Tourism is an indicator and the consequence of the development of many countries. Among the priority areas of the tourism strategy are high mountain areas with complex ecosystems. Mountain tourism in Serbia, as well as continental country is one
Potić Ivan +2 more
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Shifting Tides: A Decade of Business Climate Adaptation and Resilience Research (2013–2023)
ABSTRACT Climate change is causing significant disruptions to the socio‐ecological systems in which organizations operate, presenting unprecedented challenges for businesses across sectors in adapting to shifting environmental conditions and building resilience to extreme weather events.
Domenico Villano +3 more
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Potential impacts of climate change on the spatial distribution of Chinese ski resorts
Chinese skiing tourism is rapidly developing, but it will be potentially affected by snow resources and climate conditions. This study systematically analysed the spatial characteristics of snow resources, climatic conditions and ski resorts in China ...
Xin-Wu XU, Shi-Jin WANG, Zheng-Yu HAN
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Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour
This study assessed how climate‐related hazards affect Australian tourists' travel planning. While 80% of tourists report no impact, the 20% who do experience disruption most commonly change their activities, timing, or destination, with heat and rain affecting the same proportion of tourists across beach, city, nature, and family tourism types ...
Kerstin K. Zander +7 more
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The Responsibility of Zoos to Advance the Rights and Interests of Indigenous People
ABSTRACT The Earth is in its 6th mass extinction event, in 2022, in response to this crisis, 196 countries adopted the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a legally binding international agreement that aims to halt and reverse the trajectory of biodiversity loss by 2030.
Jack Pascoe, Sally Sherwen
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Climate Change and (Mal)Adaptation in Tourism‐Intensive Alpine Regions
Abstract Tourism, especially in winter, accounts for a large share of economic income in Alpine regions. At the same time, these regions are more severely affected by climate change, leading to shorter winter seasons and reduced snow cover. This presents a pressing issue for areas reliant on income from winter tourism through activities such as skiing.
Valentina Ausserladscheider
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The Political Economy of Tourism: Introduction to the Special Collection
Abstract Tourism is one of the fastest‐growing internationally traded service industries. The articles in this special collection examine the circumstances under which it can act as a driver of sustainable, equitably shared growth. The introduction argues that tourism offers a promising path to regional development—not only in southern Europe and the ...
Kira Gartzou‐Katsouyanni
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Trends in the development of ski tourism in Karachay-Cherkessia
Introduction. T he sphere of ski tourism is one of the priorities of state policy, which is expressed in the following factors: comprehensive restructuring of the tourism sector; development of large infrastructure projects; introduction of a mandatory system of classification of tourist facilities by location; formation of new ski trails and beaches ...
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Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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