Tools for measuring the intention for adapting to climate change by winter tourists: Some thoughts on consumer behavior research and an empirical example

Tourism Review

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 44-55

  Pröbstl Haider, Ulrike ^a   Haider, Wolfgang ^b  

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

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austria; Climate change; Consumer behaviour; Decision making; Strategic destination management; Tourism; Travel decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900393622     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/TR-04-2013-0015     Document Type: Article

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