Climate change and the skiing industry in southern Ontario (Canada): Exploring the importance of snowmaking as a technical adaptation

Climate Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-181

  Scott, Daniel ^a   McBoyle, Geoff ^b   Mills, Brian ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaption; Canada; Climate change; Skiing; Snowmaking

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SNOW;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0037474497     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr023171     Document Type: Article

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