A5084734725- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Landslides and related hazards
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
University of St. Gallen
2019-2023
Institute on Governance
2020
Universität Innsbruck
2013-2019
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
2013
University of Zurich
1994-2009
Université Laval
2005
Université du Québec à Montréal
2005
Université de Montréal
2005
This paper examines the impacts of three consecutive snow-deficient winters at end 1980s on winter tourism industry in Switzerland. It is shown that ski areas lower suffered severe consequences. Ski higher altitudes (in particular glacier resorts) other hand increased their transport figures and therefore profited from lack snow areas. The snow-reliability all Swiss fields under current climate conditions a 2"C warming are investigated. Under 85% snow-reliable. number would drop to 63% if...
Ski tourism plays a major socio-economic role in the snowy and mountainous areas of Europe such as Alps, Pyrenees, Nordic Europe, Eastern Anatolia, etc. Past future climate change has an impact on operating conditions ski resorts, due to their reliance natural snowfall favorable for snowmaking. However, there is currently lack assessment past resorts at pan-European scale context change. The presented work aims filling this gap, part "European Tourism" Sectoral Information System (SIS)...
Climate change is expected to have severe impacts on Austrian ski areas. This paper aims address the limitations of existing studies by incorporating snowmaking in a sensitivity assessment with warming scenarios up 4°C conducted for 228 A set three indicators used: 100-day rule, Christmas indicator and season opening indicator. In reference period 1961–90 rule fulfilled 96% 1°C, 2°C would reduce this share 81%, 57% 18%, respectively. Ski operations over New Year holidays, however, can be...
Weather and climate are important factors for travel decision-making overall tourist satisfaction. As central motivators destination choice, they directly indirectly influence demand patterns can be a resource limitation tourism at the same time. In this paper, results of an in-situ survey mountain summer tourists (n = 733) in Alps Southern Germany presented. Respondents rated ‘rain’ as most aspect weather during their holiday. During 7-day holiday, 2.1 days continuous rain accepted, 3.1...
The importance of weather for tourism is now widely recognized. However, no research has so far addressed events from retrospective viewpoints, and, in particular, the role “extreme” longer-term holiday memories. To better understand character ex post experiences and their destination image perceptions future travel planning behavior, this exploratory study a sample 50 tourists three globally important source markets: Austria, Germany Switzerland. Results indicate that do not dominate...
Tourism—with its social, economic, and ecological dimensions—can be an important driver of sustainable development alpine communities. Tourism is essential for local people's incomes livelihoods, but it can also have a major impact on the environment, landscape aesthetics, (mainly through tourist transport) global climate change. A project currently underway developing Austrian mountain municipality Alpbach into role model competitive year-round tourism using integrated spatially explicit...
While there is ample – though partially contradictory evidence regarding the effects climate change will have on various regions of world, only very limited work dedicated to analysis different governance structures, and how these structures are likely influence resilience alpine tourism systems in face change. We present an analytical framework based network theory, apply this Swiss case study destination Engelberg, order deduct a number insights for future assessment cooperation local...
Abstract Climatology has increasingly become an important discipline for understanding tourism and recreation, especially in the era of contemporary climate change. Climate indices, this respect, have been useful tools to yield climatic attractiveness destinations as well their altering suitability various types along with changing climates. In study, a major gap comprehensive index tailored ski is aimed be fulfilled. For purpose, initially Ski Index (SCI) specified, based on fuzzy logic...
The expansion of renewable energies is regarded as a key way to mitigate global climate change and ensure the provision energy in long term. However, conflicts between these goals local nature conservation are likely increase because additional space required for energies. This particularly true mountainous areas with biodiversity-rich ecosystems. Little effort has been undertaken systematically compare different sources examine their environmental impacts using an interdisciplinary...
Abstract Rising air temperatures threaten the snow reliability of ski resorts. Most resorts rely on technical snowmaking to compensate lacking natural snow. But increased water consumption for may cause conflicts with other sectors’ uses such as hydropower production or hotel industry. We assessed future (likelihood a continuous 100-day skiing season and operable Christmas holidays) Swiss resort Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis throughout twenty-first century, where 65% area is currently equipped...
Not having to depend on energy imports: This vision holds great fascination for many regions in the European Alps. At heart of corresponding concepts are ideas meeting demand through regional renewable sources energy, saving and using more efficiently. Energy self-sufficiency can be seen as a "declaration independence" with opportunities challenges. It is promising strategy dealing both climate change crisis—to benefit economy, society, environment. Examples from Alps prove that...