Evaluating tourist perception of environmental changes as a contribution to managing natural resources in glacierized areas: A case study of the Forni Glacier (Stelvio National Park, Italian Alps)

Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1125-1138

  Garavaglia, Valentina ^a   Diolaiuti, Guglielmina ^a   Smiraglia, Claudio ^a   Pasquale, Vera ^a   Pelfini, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change impacts; Glacier shrinkage; Mountain tourism; Perception of landscape features and evolution; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AESTHETIC VALUE; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CRYOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIER RETREAT; LANDSCAPE FEATURE; MASS MOVEMENT; MOUNTAIN TOURISM; NATIONAL PARKS; PILOT STUDIES; PROTECTED AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SNOW COVERAGE; SUMMER SEASON; SURFACE EVOLUTION; SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; TOURIST PERCEPTION;

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDFORMS; SHRINKAGE; SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLACIER; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERCEPTION; PERMAFROST; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TREELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GLACIER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ITALY; LANDSCAPE; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOURISM;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ICE COVER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

BOLZANO; ITALY; STELVIO NATIONAL PARK; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

EID: 84871279164     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9948-9     Document Type: Article

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