Skier demand and behavioural adaptation to climate change in the US Northeast

Leisure/ Loisir

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-143

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; behaviour; climate change; skiing; specialization; substitution; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887988557     PISSN: 14927713     EISSN: 21512221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14927713.2013.805037     Document Type: Article

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