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Artificial snowmaking possibilities and climate change based on regional climate modeling in the Southern Black Forest

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2012
Winter sport, especially ski tourism - is one of those sectors of tourism that will be affected by climate change. Ski resorts across the Alps and in the adjacent low mountain ranges react to warm winter seasons by investing in artificial snowmaking. But
Philipp Schmidt, Robert Steiger, Andreas Matzarakis   +2 more
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Evaluating the Competitiveness of Iran’s Winter Tourism Destinations [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī
With increasing competition in tourism and rising tourist expectations, destination competitiveness has become crucial. However, no comprehensive assessment of Iran’s ski resorts had been conducted.
Hooman Sabzavi, Amin Dehghan
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Identifying the Drivers of Newfoundland Capelin Recruitment After a Breakdown in the Environment–Recruitment Relationship

Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environment‐recruitment relationships often break down over time. This can occur because of spurious results from testing numerous environmental variables in the original analyses or from relative changes in the importance of specific environmental drivers over time.
Hannah M. Murphy, Frédéric Cyr, Aaron T. Adamack, Dominique Robert, Pierre Pepin   +4 more
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Advancing ski tourism transformations to climate change: A multi-stakeholder participatory approach in diverse Canadian destinations

Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Canadian ski tourism destinations face increasing climate and carbon risks yet are not currently prepared to adapt to climate change or a decarbonized future.
Natalie L.B. Knowles, Daniel Scott
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Competitiveness Analysis of Dizin and Palandöken Ski Resorts: From Indicator Identification to Performance Evaluation Using the IPCA Analysis [PDF]

گردشگری و اوقات فراغت
In the highly competitive market of the sports tourism industry, understanding the competitive position of a destination is of great importance for destination managers.
Hooman Sabzavi, Amin Dehghan
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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

Climate Change Adaptation of Alpine Ski Tourism in Spain [PDF]

Climate, 2018
Mountain ecosystems are considered to be vulnerable to climate change, with potential detrimental effects including the reduction of the snow seasons, the gradual retreat of glaciers, and changes in water storage and availability. One vulnerable sector to climate change is winter tourism, with some resorts likely to experience a significant reduction ...
Luís Campos Rodrigues, Jaume Freire-González, Aina González Puig, Ignasi Puig-Ventosa   +3 more
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Reduced cardiovascular mortality at moderate altitude: a putative role of physical activity and body mass

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Benefits of performing physical exercise at moderate altitude. At moderate altitude, increased resting metabolic rate and physical exertion promote physical fitness and exercise tolerance, whereas hypoxia suppresses appetite and elicits adaptations that increase tissue O2 delivery while augmenting O2‐independent ATP production ...
Robert T. Mallet, Johannes Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, Katharina Hüfner, Samuel Verges, Tadej Debevec, Martin Burtscher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

CAN WINTER TOURISM BE TRULY SUSTAINABLE IN NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS?

Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2019
Even though legally protected, many areas worldwide are under a certain level of human pressure. Significant for humanity for many reasons, mountain regions are also threatened because of different anthropogenic activities, especially the ones with ...
Nina B. Ćurčić, Uroš V. Milinčić, Ana Stranjančević, Miroljub A. Milinčić   +3 more
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Shining light on the aurora's contributions to people: A qualitative study of the aurora borealis in Greenland

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 9, Page 3122-3144, September 2026.
Abstract The aurora borealis (northern lights) is an abiotic natural phenomenon that contributes to human well‐being. There is currently a significant research gap in primary qualitative valuation of the aurora's links to people. This exploratory qualitative study applies the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES ...
James David Broome, David Cook, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, Benjamin David Hennig   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source