Implications of Climate Change on Nature-Based Tourism Demand: A Segmentation Analysis of Glacier Site Visitors in Southeast Iceland

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Welling, Johannes, Árnason, Þorvarður, Olafsdottir, Rannveig
• 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: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: Glacier tourism; Climate change; Tourism demand; Sustainable tourism; Visitor segmentation; Loftslagsbreytingar; Jöklaferðir; Ferðamennska; Sjálfbær ferðaþjónusta; Vatnajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2134; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12135338

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Since the end of the 20th century, glaciers are shrinking at an accelerated pace worldwide. This fuels the concern that increased glacier recession will lead to changes in the accessibility, safety, and amenity of many popular glacier tourist destinations—whi...