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

open access: yesEarth 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bibliometric Review of Digitalization in Tourism Supply Chains in the Context of Industry 4.0

open access: yesStrategic 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investment competition among Swiss ski areas

open access: yesAnnals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
In recent years, ski area operators in Switzerland have faced decreasing demand while ski lift and snowmaking capabilities have increased – partly using financial aid from public funds.
Pascal Troxler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesWIREs 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

Snowmaking, 1983

open access: yes, 1983
Photographs of a snowmaking machine creating snow at the University of ...
Connors, Terry
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Spatial Distribution of Ice and Snow Tourism Resource Sites in Xinjiang Region Based on Logarithmic Gaussian Cox Model and Its Influencing Factor Analysis

open access: yesDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Xinjiang is rich in snow and ice tourism resources, and exploring the spatial distribution pattern of snow and ice tourism resource points in the region, and the influence mechanism behind it can provide decision support for the region to build a strong snow and ice tourism area.
Ke Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Article on snowmaking at Maine\u27s ski resorts, noting that snowmaking technology

open access: yes, 1996
Article on snowmaking at Maine\u27s ski resorts, noting that snowmaking technology and equipment developed at Sunday River are now in use at ski areas around the world.
Clark, Jeff
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Person touching snowmaking equipment at Park City, Utah

open access: yes, 2022
Images associated with the work of Charles F. Dwyer, P.E., United States Forest Service, Washington Office, Ropeway Engineer; images are of areas and activities associated with proposed or active ropeway developments."Snowmaking.".Date scanned: 2003-09 ...
Dwyer, Charles F.
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Climate Change and the Future of Ski Tourism in Canada’s Western Mountains

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality
Winter, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Crisis? What Crisis? The Contestation of Urgency in Creeping Crises

open access: yesJournal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 32, Issue 4, December 2024.
ABSTRACT Whilst research on extreme contexts has mainly studied responses to and perceptions of urgency in abrupt crisis settings, this paper examines the construction and contestation of urgency in ambiguous creeping crisis settings. It builds on the empirical case of the Alpine Region of Tyrol and the discourse that emerged around the climate crisis ...
Pia Geisemann, Daniel Geiger
wiley   +1 more source

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