Impacts of climate change on mountain tourism: A review

R Steiger, N Knowles, K Pöll, M Rutty - Journal of Sustainable …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Mountain landscapes and communities are highly sensitive and vulnerable to climate
change. Tourism in mountain regions is highly dependent on natural resources and …

Climate and carbon risk of tourism in Europe

R Steiger, OC Demiroglu, M Pons… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Europe accounts for 51% of international tourist arrivals and the tourism industry provides
about 10% of workplaces in Europe. Tourism will be impacted by climate change in a …

[HTML][HTML] Winter sports tourism to urban destinations: Identifying potential and comparing motivational differences across skier groups

BF Bichler, B Pikkemaat - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2021 - Elsevier
Winter tourism is often associated with rural areas and snow-based sporting activities.
However, urban destinations can also offer outdoor winter sports and an integrated set of …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability of ski tourism towards internal climate variability and climate change in the Swiss Alps

F Willibald, S Kotlarski, PP Ebner, M Bavay… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing temperatures and snow scarcity pose a serious threat to ski tourism. While the
impacts of climate change on ski tourism have been elaborated extensively, little is known …

Winter tourism in the European Alps: Is a new paradigm needed?

T Bausch, WC Gartner - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2020 - Elsevier
Winter tourism in the Alps has been dominated, both in marketing and in academic
publications, by an almost exclusive focus on winter sports activities, primarily on skiing. This …

Seasonality matters: simulating the impacts of climate change on winter tourism demand

R Steiger, E Posch, G Tappeiner… - Current issues in tourism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change represents a serious challenge for winter tourism. Its economic and
managerial impacts will differ between season periods due to the seasonality of snow …

Mortality in different mountain sports activities primarily practiced in the winter season—a narrative review

M Niedermeier, H Gatterer, E Pocecco… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Annually, millions of people engage in mountain sports activities all over the world. These
activities are associated with health benefits, but concurrently with a risk for injury and death …

Modelling tourists' responses to climate change and its effects on alpine ski tourism–A comparative approach for European Regions

F Prettenthaler, D Kortschak… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper presents a Regional Distribution Model (RDM), simulating the distribution of
alpine skiing tourists in Europe, based on climate change impacts. For 71 European NUTS 3 …

How weather conditions affect guest arrivals and duration of stay: An alpine destination case

T Bausch, WC Gartner, A Humpe - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Weather can be a major concern for travelers when choosing a destination, preparing their
trip and during their stay. Existing publications focus on explaining the role of weather based …

[HTML][HTML] Snow depth in high-resolution regional climate model simulations over southern Germany–suitable for extremes and impact-related research?

B Poschlod, AS Daloz - The Cryosphere, 2024 - tc.copernicus.org
Snow dynamics play a critical role in the climate system, as they affect the water cycle,
ecosystems, and society. In climate modelling, the representation of the amount and extent …