Climate change and Quebec's ski industry

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-190

  Scott, Daniel ^a   McBoyle, Geoff ^a   Minogue, Alanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Climate change; Quebec; Skiing; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SNOW; SPORT; TOURISM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34248206080     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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