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An agent-based model to explore scenarios of adaptation to climate change in an alpine tourism destination [PDF]

, 2010
The European Alpine region is one of the most sensitive to climate change impacts. ClimAlpTour is a European research project of the Alpine Space Programme, dealing with the expected decrease in snow and ice cover.
Balbi, Stefano, Giupponi, Carlo, Perez, Pascal   +2 more
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Preserving Short‐Sward Natural Grasslands May Provide Suitable Foraging Habitat for a Climate‐Threatened Alpine Species Along Ski‐Pistes

Animal Conservation, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 734-746, October 2025.
Investigating the ultimate factors that underpin the impacts of ski‐pistes on alpine species is crucial to identify concrete mitigation strategies. This is urgently needed given that winter sports are expanding in mountain ranges worldwide. We evaluated the impacts of ski‐pistes on the foraging behaviour of the white‐winged snowfinch, an iconic alpine ...
Chiara Bettega, Pietro Luciani, Francesca Roseo, Paolo Pedrini, Stefano Leonardi, Mattia Brambilla   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Returns on investments in new ski lifts: The importance of weather conditions and elevation [PDF]

, 2015
This paper investigates the factors that influence the change in passenger ski-lift transports between a normal winter and an anomalously mild winter based on individual lift and aggregate ski-area data.
Falk, Martin
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Impacts of climate change in tourism in Europe. PESETA-Tourism study [PDF]

, 2009
This document contains the results of the physical impact assessment for tourism within the context of the PESETA project. Tourism is a multi-billion euro industry that is highly dependent on climate resources.
AMELUNG Bas, MORENO Alvaro
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Contemporary development directions of ski resorts in Poland in the context of the idea of sustainable development

Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego, 2023
The consequences of climate change, the demographic processes and the competition between tourist destinations are a serious threat to the profitability of ski resorts and the sustainable development of many towns and regions.
Kinga Krzesiwo
doaj   +1 more source

Biogeomorphic assessment of natural streambank structures in the Alps: A step to improve soil and water bioengineering techniques

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 50, Issue 9, July 2025.
This study first analyses intermingled geomorphological and ecological units along naturally stable banks in mountain streams, aiming to identify stable biogeomorphological structures that resist erosion. Two bio‐geomorphologic types of stable streambanks were identified: 1) those along steep‐sloped streams, where mixed mineral and plant units ...
Juliette Rousset, Guillaume Piton, Adeline François, Marie Didier, André Evette   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Die another day: explanations based on qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) for the survival and non-survival of isolated ski lifts in Switzerland [PDF]

Geographica Helvetica
In the form of an explorative empirical study, this paper deals with the reasons for the survival and demise of isolated Swiss ski lifts. For the first time, all isolated lifts documented in Switzerland have been recorded and coded according to a total ...
S. Schlegel, C. Schuck
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A Bibliometric Review of Digitalization in Tourism Supply Chains in the Context of Industry 4.0

Strategic Change, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 577-595, July 2025.
ABSTRACT The tourism industry has experienced significant turbulence over the past two decades, characterized by dramatic advancements and formidable challenges. One notable development has been the application of Industry 4.0 technologies to various areas of the tourism supply chain. This review employs the bibliometric method to identify the research
Nghia Thi Minh Luu, Trang Huong Pham, Anushka Siriwardana, Lam Canh Nguyen, Duy Le Anh Tran   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Promise of Resistance: A New Lens for Climate Change Adaptation Research and Practice

WIREs Climate Change, Volume 16, Issue 1, January/February 2025.
ABSTRACT Over the years, thousands of climate change adaptation projects have been implemented globally. While there has been substantial scholarship on the extent and nature of adaptation efforts, fewer studies have examined why and how adaptation projects are being resisted. An analysis of resistance to adaptation offers critical insights to scholars
Megan Mills‐Novoa, Michael Mikulewicz
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Winter-Tourism: the Project Snow-Cloud

Agathón, 2019
This article describes an experimental and multidisciplinary project with the goal to provide an ecological alternative to the existing winter tourism in alpine regions.
Walter Klasz, Michael Bacher, Markus Ressl   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source