Skiing less often in a warmer world: Attitudes of tourists to climate change in an Australian ski resort

Geographical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-147

  Pickering, Catherine Marina ^a   Castley, J Guy ^a   Burtt, Michelle ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Alps; Climate change; Environmental sustainability; Ski resorts; Snow tourism

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CLIMATE CHANGE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SNOW; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ALPS;

EID: 77955165093     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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