More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change
This article examines high Arctic summer tourists’ weather perceptions and tolerances. Given that global warming strikes Arctic regions more forcefully than other parts of the world, an improved understanding of visitors’ weather perceptions and responses is imperative for tourism operations in thes...
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fttranspoekoinst:oai:toi.brage.unit.no:11250/2633979 2024-03-03T08:41:27+00:00 More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change Denstadli, Jon Martin Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen Norway 2014-02-28 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2633979 https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2014.886096 eng eng Taylor & Francis Group Norges forskningsråd: 184749 Transportøkonomisk institutt: 4031 Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. 2014, 14 (1), 80-99. urn:issn:1502-2250 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2633979 https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2014.886096 cristin:1121337 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no © 2014 Taylor & Francis Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 14 1 80-99 Værpersepsjon Weather perception Tilpasning til klimaendringer Adaptation Klimapåvirkning Climate interactions Sosiologi Sociology VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200 VDP::Social sciences: 200 Journal article Peer reviewed 2014 fttranspoekoinst https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2014.886096 2024-02-02T11:30:59Z This article examines high Arctic summer tourists’ weather perceptions and tolerances. Given that global warming strikes Arctic regions more forcefully than other parts of the world, an improved understanding of visitors’ weather perceptions and responses is imperative for tourism operations in these areas. Evidence from a survey in the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) archipelago shows that visitors are fairly tolerant with respect to present summer season weather conditions, although differences between motivational segments are revealed. Results demonstrate that weather elements such as wind and rather low temperatures have no significant impact on the tourists’ overall weather appreciation. Rather, there seems to be a clear dislike of weather elements reducing visibility. Projected climate changes indicate increased precipitation, which is likely to be accompanied by more days and nights with overcast skies. Given tourists’ aversion towards weather elements obstructing visual sensations, this may pose some challenges for tourism operators in Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and in other high Arctic destinations. More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming Svalbard Spitsbergen Transportøkonomisk institutt: TØI Vitenarkiv Arctic Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism 14 1 80 99 |
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This article examines high Arctic summer tourists’ weather perceptions and tolerances. Given that global warming strikes Arctic regions more forcefully than other parts of the world, an improved understanding of visitors’ weather perceptions and responses is imperative for tourism operations in these areas. Evidence from a survey in the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) archipelago shows that visitors are fairly tolerant with respect to present summer season weather conditions, although differences between motivational segments are revealed. Results demonstrate that weather elements such as wind and rather low temperatures have no significant impact on the tourists’ overall weather appreciation. Rather, there seems to be a clear dislike of weather elements reducing visibility. Projected climate changes indicate increased precipitation, which is likely to be accompanied by more days and nights with overcast skies. Given tourists’ aversion towards weather elements obstructing visual sensations, this may pose some challenges for tourism operators in Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and in other high Arctic destinations. More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change publishedVersion |
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More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change |
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