The Sensitivity of Austrian Ski Areas to Climate Change

Tourism Planning and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 480-493

  Steiger, Robert ^a   Abegg, Bruno ^b,c,d  

^a MANAGEMENT CENTER INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c AlpS Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Technologies   (Austria)

^d HTW Chur   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84885180455     PISSN: 21568316     EISSN: 21568324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2013.804431     Document Type: Article

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