Perceptions of climate change impacts, adaptation and limits to adaption in the Australian Alps: The ski-tourism industry and key stakeholders

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-191

  Morrison, Clare ^a   Pickering, Catherine M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation capacity; fire management; snowmaking; social values; sustainable tourism; year round tourism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOTOURISM; FIRE MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ALPS; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874186455     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.681789     Document Type: Article

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