Behavioral adaptation of alpine skiers to climate change: Examining activity involvement and place loyalty

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-404

  Dawson, Jackie ^a   Havitz, Mark ^b   Scott, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity or leisure involvement; Adaptation; Climate change; Place loyalty; Skiing; U.S. northeast

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957642390     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2011.571573     Document Type: Article

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