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Climate Change Risk in the Swedish Ski Industry
Tourism industry and government demand for knowledge of the impacts of climate change on ski tourism is growing. Despite the more than 70-year history and large cultural significance of alpine skiing in Sweden, little is known about the industry's future
COHEN, SCOTT ALLEN +3 more
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Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Managing Urban Soils in Coastal Areas: A Review
ABSTRACT Coastal urban soils (CUS) exhibit distinct physical–chemical properties due to the combined effects of intense interaction among anthropogenic and natural pressures, resulting in a unique, complex and highly vulnerable system. While CUS are vital for the urban coastal environment and its inhabitants, numerous factors significantly threaten ...
Antonio Ganga +3 more
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An Overview of Tsunami Hazards in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
The southwest Pacific region is geologically complex and exhibits all the principal causes of tsunami generation. While contemporary events and historical catalogs indicate that trans‐Pacific tsunamis have affected this area (∼18% of tsunamis reported globally), it is unique in that a large part of the tsunami effects over the ∼200‐year historical ...
Jean H. M. Roger +13 more
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Police drone technology could be utilized to support forensic scene investigations. If the challenges of implementing new technologies can be overcome, drones could improve operational efficiency, interpretation issues and add investigative value in the courtroom. ABSTRACT Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS; otherwise known as Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Clare Barrett +2 more
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Failures in Building Partnership for Success in the Competitive Market: The Case of Polish Ski Resorts [PDF]
The topic of local stakeholders’ collaboration for success on the tourism market is a popular one, however research is usually devoted to well established Western economies.
Michal Zemla
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Night Vision: Navigating Walking Interviews in the Dark
Short Abstract This paper contributes to the discourse on mobile research methodologies by presenting a case for the use of darkness both as a research method and as a sensory and therapeutic landscape in a rural context. Using data collected from a study on dark sky tourism in a dark sky park in Ireland, it presents Walking Interviews in Natural ...
Georgia MacMillan +2 more
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Paradox of Value Loops in Dynamic Markets: From Value Post‐(Un)capture to Sustainable Recapture
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability necessitates a re‐evaluation of traditional value creation and capture challenges, highlighting the intricate interrelation between value (un)captured and recaptured. This study investigates the dynamics of overtourism and undertourism in the sustainable development of regions. This prominent incidence of
Agnieszka Kabalska +2 more
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Climate change and asset prices: hedonic estimates for North American ski resorts [PDF]
We use a hedonic framework to estimate and simulate the impact of global warming on real estate prices at North American ski resorts. To do so, we combine data on resort-area housing prices from two sources--data on average prices for U.S.
Van Butsic +2 more
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The development of ski areas and its relation to the Alpine economy in Switzerland
Cableways alleviate access to the Alps and were crucial in establishing the skiing tourism boom of the after-war years. Moreover, cableway operators employ a large share of residents, are complemented by tourism-related services and are therefore a key ...
Pascal Troxler +2 more
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Visualising the Urban Imaginary: Failure and Irresolution in an Urban Digital Twin
Short Abstract The article analyses the visualisation encountered in an urban digital twin to argue that recognising the visualisation as a representation of the city is dependent upon habituation to perceptual and computational practices. Through speculative engagement with moments of visual irresolution, the article highlights the importance of ...
Emma McRae
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