Exploring barriers to climate change adaptation in the Swiss tourism sector

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1239-1254

  Matasci, Cecilia ^a   Kruse, Sylvia ^b   Barawid, Nico ^c   Thalmann, Philippe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptation strategy; Alps; Barriers to adaptation; Climate change; Mountain regions; Switzerland; Tourism; Willingness to adapt

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOURISM; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MOUNTAIN REGION; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MARKET; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84912042114     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-013-9471-1     Document Type: Article

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