HEDGING BY USING WEATHER DERIVATES IN WINTER SKI TOURISM
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2018 Tourism, as one of the main driving forces of economic development, is exposed to many risks. Besides frequent fluctuations in foreign currency exchange, prices of fuel and transportation, the tourism industry has become more sensitive to weather ...
Bojan S. Đorđević
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Tourist Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Ecotourism in Southern Mexico
Tourism and Hospitality, 2023 Climate change impacts on tourism are well documented, with most studies focusing on challenges facing ski or beach tourism. While non-ski, mountain tourism accounts for almost one fifth of tourism worldwide, there is a dearth of research on tourists ...
Ginger Deason +3 more
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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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SKI AREAS AND SLOPES IN ROMANIA. REVIEWING CURRENT STATE OF WINTER SPORTS TOURISM UNFOLDING POSSIBILITIES WITHIN CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS [PDF]
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Geographia, 2015 Ski Areas and Slopes in Romania. Reviewing Current State of Winter Sports Tourism Unfolding Possibilities within Carpathian Mountains. This study is reviewing nowadays Romania’s tourism supply (2015) – laying special emphasis on the North-West ...
N. CIANGĂ, Bianca Sorina RĂCĂŞAN
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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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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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Shifting Tides: A Decade of Business Climate Adaptation and Resilience Research (2013–2023)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.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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Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.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
Zoo Biology, EarlyView.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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The Ladies’ Alpine Club, Embattled Collaboration and International Communities of Knowledge, 1907–39
History, EarlyView.Abstract This article considers the development of the Ladies’ Alpine Club from its inception until the Second World War through its Yearbooks, articles and lectures, as part of a community of knowledge which was devoted to international mountaineering.
James Watts
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