The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity
In this work, we analyze the vulnerability of tourism to climate change in 53 Swiss alpine regions. We analyzed in particular the impacts generated by changes in climate suitability for tourism activities, snowpack reduction, glaciers melting, permafrost melting, natural hazards, water scarcity and...
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ftinfoscience:oai:infoscience.tind.io:170426 2023-06-11T04:15:56+02:00 The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity Matasci, Cecilia 2011-11-29T08:34:31Z http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/170426 unknown http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/170426 http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/170426 Text 2011 ftinfoscience 2023-05-08T00:46:22Z In this work, we analyze the vulnerability of tourism to climate change in 53 Swiss alpine regions. We analyzed in particular the impacts generated by changes in climate suitability for tourism activities, snowpack reduction, glaciers melting, permafrost melting, natural hazards, water scarcity and changes in landscape and scenic beauty. We selected 70 indicators describing the exposure, the sensitivity and the adaptive capacity of each of these areas. Simulations on the possible impacts and statistical data were collected for the different regions. The obtained results consent to identify the most important drivers influencing vulnerability. They moreover permit to assess spatial heterogeneity in vulnerability. Finally, they allow recognizing hotspots - areas where the implementation of adaptation measures is more crucial. Text permafrost EPFL Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne) |
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In this work, we analyze the vulnerability of tourism to climate change in 53 Swiss alpine regions. We analyzed in particular the impacts generated by changes in climate suitability for tourism activities, snowpack reduction, glaciers melting, permafrost melting, natural hazards, water scarcity and changes in landscape and scenic beauty. We selected 70 indicators describing the exposure, the sensitivity and the adaptive capacity of each of these areas. Simulations on the possible impacts and statistical data were collected for the different regions. The obtained results consent to identify the most important drivers influencing vulnerability. They moreover permit to assess spatial heterogeneity in vulnerability. Finally, they allow recognizing hotspots - areas where the implementation of adaptation measures is more crucial. |
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The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity |
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The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity |
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The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity |
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The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity |
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The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, its magnitude, and its spatial heterogeneity |
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