A preliminary assessment of the socio‐economic and environmental impacts of recent changes in winter snow cover in Scotland

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-312

  Harrison, S J ^a   Winterbottom, S J ^a   Johnson, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Mountain Environments   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate impacts; Scotland; Snow

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SNOW COVER;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035736914     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369220118737130     Document Type: Article

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