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SKI Touring in Poland: Who Takes Part in this Form of Specialised Tourism? How Do They Take Part and Why? [PDF]
, 2016 The article presents a description of ski touring by Polish tourists. The author is looking for answers to the following questions: Who goes on this form of tourism? How and why? How experienced are the tourists? Are they aware of the risks involved? Are
Jażdżewska, Iwona
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Changes in vegetation cover on Stara planina: Towards sustainable management of ski resorts in sensitive areas [PDF]
Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva, 2015 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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THE DETERMINANTS OF SERVICE QUALITY IN SKI TOURISM
SPORTICOPEDIA - SMB, 2023 Regarding the fact that skiing is the most popular winter sport in Europe, the aim of the paper was to analyse the main determinants of service quality in ski tourism. When defining the research process, it was noted that literature review has recognised significant studies dealing with the concept of ski tourism from different aspects such as ...
Saša Jovanović, Goran Đoković
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Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates
The Economic Journal, EarlyView., 2018 The negative consequences of long‐term exposure to particulate pollution are well established but a number of studies find no effect of short‐term exposure on health outcomes. The high correlation of industrial pollutants complicates the estimation of the impact of individual pollutants on health.
Timothy J. Halliday +2 more
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Weather and Climate Information for Tourism [PDF]
, 2010 The tourism sector is one of the largest and fastest growing global industries and is a significant contributor to national and local economies around the world. The interface between climate and tourism is multifaceted and complex, as climate represents
Lemieux, Christopher J., Scott, D.J.
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TRAVEL PLANNING PROPOSALS SKI AREA IN NORTH OLTENIA TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AT NATIONAL LEVEL [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2015 Mountain tourism potential is complex and varied in structure, size and spatial distribution, which is related to massive expansion, differentiation altitude, geological composition, configuration and specific geological landforms, fragmentation ...
CONSTANŢA ENEA +2 more
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The landscapes of tourism space [PDF]
, 2009 The author attempts to define the term ‘tourism landscape’. It is treated as an important attribute of tourism space therefore, apart from its definition, the author presents its characteristic features and various types of such spaces with differing ...
Włodarczyk, Bogdan
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Climate Change and the Future of Ski Tourism in Canada’s Western Mountains
Tourism and HospitalityWinter, 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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Potential impacts of climate change on the spatial distribution of Chinese ski resorts
Advances in Climate Change Research, 2023 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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Weather Preferences for Ski Tourism: An Empirical Study on the Largest Ski Resort in Greece
Atmosphere, 2022 Numerous studies have demonstrated the tourism industry to be especially sensitive to weather and climate variability. Snow-related tourism, being largely dependent on climatic resources, is particularly affected by climate change. Our study provides a new index to reflect the climatic suitability of a given destination for snow-related tourism ...
Dimitrios Kapetanakis +3 more
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