The Influence of Culture on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Preferences of Cross-Country Skiers in Austria and Finland

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-110

  Landauer, Mia ^a,c   Haider, Wolfgang ^b   Pröbstl Haider, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; cross country skiing; cultural differences; value orientation approach, segmentation; winter tourism

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; WINTER;

AUSTRIA; FINLAND;

EID: 84888366608     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513481276     Document Type: Article

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