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GEOMATIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF SKI RESOURCES [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
Climate change is already affecting the entire world, with extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat waves, heavy rain, floods and landslides becoming more frequent, including Europe.
I. Aicardi, I. Aicardi, S. Angeli, N. Grasso, A. M. Lingua, A. M. Lingua, P. Maschio   +6 more
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MIRACLE URBANIZATION: Spatial Production and Political Legitimation in the Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
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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Adaptability analysis of snow in the Zhangjiakou competition zone of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games for the next 30 years

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023
Study region: Zhangjiakou competition zone (ZJK-CZ) of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games. Study focus: Under the extreme uncertainty of future climate change scenarios, a system solution capable of snow depth forecasting is urgently needed for the ...
Donghang Shao, Hongyi Li, Jian Wang, Xiaohua Hao, Liting Niu   +4 more
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Plant endemism of the Balkan high‐mountain fens: a community‐level synthesis and their climate change perspective

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Balkan high‐mountain fens harbour unique endemic plant communities, with a west‐to‐east compositional gradient and local richness primarily shaped by palaeoclimate. As these fens have already experienced drier, warmer summers than at present, they may withstand climate change if actively and effectively protected. Abstract The phenomenon of Balkan high‐
M. Hájek, P. Hájková, M. Chobanova, Z. Plesková, E. Bergmeier, P. Lazarević, D. Szokala, N. Berisha, L. Shuka, D. Dítě, T. Peterka, R. Čusterevska, D. Sopotlieva, J. Divíšek, I. Goia, B. Vrábel, Đ. Milanović, S. Hristovski, D. Stešević, P. Bureš, I. Apostolova   +20 more
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Victims of "adaptation": climate change, sacred mountains, and perverse resilience

Journal of Political Ecology, 2019
Resiliency and adaptation are increasingly prevalent in climate change policy as well as scholarship, yet scholars have brought forward several critiques of these concepts along analytical as well as political lines.
Adam Dunstan
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Unraveling the Drivers of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales and Sectors in Colorado's West Slope River Basins

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Abstract Colorado's West Slope Basins are a critical source of water for the Colorado River, contributing approximately 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell in a typical year. Whether these basins will face intensifying water shortages by mid‐century remains highly debated due to deep uncertainties in future climate conditions, including the possibility ...
Sai Veena Sunkara, David Gold, Patrick Reed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FINANCIALIZED GREEN STATE ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND THE URBANIZATION OF MOUNTAINS: Chongli’s Consumption‐based Territorial Business Model for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 856-876, July 2026.
Abstract This article develops the concept of a territorial business model (TBM) to renew the analysis of the production of the urban built environment beyond established urban cores. Based on the case of Chongli, a site for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, this article provides a double decentering of the ways in which a mountain region was urbanized
Thierry Theurillat, Mengke Zhang
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Variation of Snowmaking Hours on the Ski Slopes in the Moscow Region in Recent Years [PDF]

The 4th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences, 2021
Ongoing climate variations and variation of winter weather conditions in recent years in the Moscow region have strongly influenced the hill skiing industry. This paper calculates snowmaking hours and their variations in recent years to enable conclusions about ongoing changes and possible consequences for the future.
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How Do Adaptation Practices Become Climate Maladaptive? A Scoping Review of Empirical Scholarship

WIREs Climate Change, Volume 17, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
This article reviews empirical research about how adaptations are associated as climate maladaptive, examining drivers and proposed decision support measures. To advance the field and contribute to climate risk reduction, it recommends integrating critical theories, expanding studies across diverse sectors, increasing global South authorship ...
Sameer H. Shah, Celina Balderas Guzmán, Meagan Carmack, August Wettstein   +3 more
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The deployment of snowmaking in the French ski tourism industry: a path development approach

Current Issues in Tourism, 2022
Many mountainous regions in Europe, including their tourism sectors, show a high degree of economic specialization. The ski tourism industry forms part of the long-standing economic success of the French Alps. Over the past 20 years, snowmaking has become a key feature of ski tourism, but future climate change will decrease its effectiveness as an ...
Berard-Chenu, Lucas, François, Hugues, Morin, Samuel, George, Emmanuelle   +3 more
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