Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland
The increasing number of visitors in polar regions and demand for outdoor extreme activities create a pressure on local fragile ecosystems. Two examples of mechanical disturbances of the glacier forefields are presented in this study to demonstrate the impacts of different frequencies of visits on t...
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ftmasarykunivojs:oai:ojs.journals.muni.cz:article/13680 2023-05-15T16:21:40+02:00 Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland Kavan, Jan Anděrová, Veronika 2020-08-07 application/pdf http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680 eng eng Masaryk Univerzity http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680/11598 http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680 Copyright (c) 2020 Czech Polar Reports https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Czech Polar Reports; Vol 10 No 1 (2020); 59-68 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020); 59-68 1805-0697 1805-0689 environment glaciers human pressure Svalbard Iceland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftmasarykunivojs 2022-06-26T10:16:45Z The increasing number of visitors in polar regions and demand for outdoor extreme activities create a pressure on local fragile ecosystems. Two examples of mechanical disturbances of the glacier forefields are presented in this study to demonstrate the impacts of different frequencies of visits on the local environment. Foxfonna study site experience only minor disturbances in comparison with the Langjökull study site on Iceland. This is due to the number of tourists visiting the two localities and also the means of transportation used for reaching the ice caps. It is likely that with still ongoing increase of number of tourists coming to these localities, the anthropogenic pressure will continue to grow. The combination of human pressure and ongoing climate change can have irreversible effects on sensitive local environment especially in places easily accessible for tourists. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier glacier Iceland Langjökull Svalbard Masaryk University Journals Svalbard Langjökull ENVELOPE(-20.145,-20.145,64.654,64.654) Foxfonna ENVELOPE(16.200,16.200,78.133,78.133) |
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The increasing number of visitors in polar regions and demand for outdoor extreme activities create a pressure on local fragile ecosystems. Two examples of mechanical disturbances of the glacier forefields are presented in this study to demonstrate the impacts of different frequencies of visits on the local environment. Foxfonna study site experience only minor disturbances in comparison with the Langjökull study site on Iceland. This is due to the number of tourists visiting the two localities and also the means of transportation used for reaching the ice caps. It is likely that with still ongoing increase of number of tourists coming to these localities, the anthropogenic pressure will continue to grow. The combination of human pressure and ongoing climate change can have irreversible effects on sensitive local environment especially in places easily accessible for tourists. |
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Kavan, Jan Anděrová, Veronika |
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Kavan, Jan Anděrová, Veronika |
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Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland |
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Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland |
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Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland |
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Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland |
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Impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from Svalbard and Iceland |
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impacts of increased tourism on polar environment – case studies from svalbard and iceland |
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Masaryk Univerzity |
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2020 |
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http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680 |
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ENVELOPE(-20.145,-20.145,64.654,64.654) ENVELOPE(16.200,16.200,78.133,78.133) |
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Svalbard Langjökull Foxfonna |
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Svalbard Langjökull Foxfonna |
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glacier glacier Iceland Langjökull Svalbard |
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glacier glacier Iceland Langjökull Svalbard |
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Czech Polar Reports; Vol 10 No 1 (2020); 59-68 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020); 59-68 1805-0697 1805-0689 |
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http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680/11598 http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13680 |
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Copyright (c) 2020 Czech Polar Reports https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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