Managing for climate change in the alpine ski sector

Tourism Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-254

  Dawson, J ^a   Scott, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Management; Ski tourism; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869888725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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