Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

• Published in: Mountain Research and Development
• Main Authors: Welling, Johannes, Olafsdottir, Rannveig, Árnason, Þorvarður, Guðmundsson, Snævarr
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Rannsóknasetur á Hornafirði (HÍ), Research Centre in Hornafjörður (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University 2019
• Subjects: Climate change adaptation; Glacial land-cover mapping; Iceland; Land-use mapping; Local stakeholders; Outdoor recreation; Participatory scenario planning; Vatnajökull national park; Loftslagsbreytingar; Þjóðgarðar; Landakort; Landnýting; Arctic; Glacial Mountain; Vatnajökull; Climate change; glacier
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1746; https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-18-00090.1

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Glacial mountain environments are changing rapidly as a result of climate change and the expansion of nature-based recreation. Anticipatory planning to adapt to such changes is a key management challenge. The aim of this study was to explore how adaptation pl...