Impacts of climate warming on Alpine glacier tourism and adaptive measures: A case study of Baishui Glacier No. 1 in Yulong Snow Mountain, Southwestern China

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-178

  Wang, Shijin ^a,b   He, Yuanqing ^a,c   Song, Xiaodong ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine glacier; Baishui Glacier No. 1; Global warming; Impact and adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLOBAL WARMING; TOURISM MARKET;

CHINA; YULONG SNOW MOUNTAINS; YUNNAN;

EID: 77953344742     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-010-0015-2     Document Type: Article

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