Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden
The range of Arctic tourism supply is continuously increasing with a variety of tourism products on offer. However, climate change is becoming a more prominent issue threatening the operations of tourism businesses and the livelihood of some tourism actors, such as dogsledders. This article aims to...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-214364 2024-06-02T08:01:10+00:00 Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden Nilsson, Robert O. Demiroglu, O. Cenk 2024 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-214364 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-023-02542-z eng eng UmeÃ¥ universitet, Institutionen för geografi UmeÃ¥ universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid UmeÃ¥ universitet (Arcum) International journal of biometeorology, 0020-7128, 2024, 68:3, s. 595-611 orcid:0000-0002-2811-6369 orcid:0000-0001-7012-4111 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-214364 doi:10.1007/s00484-023-02542-z PMID 37676286 Scopus 2-s2.0-85170108596 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Climate change Dogsledding Tourism GIS Sweden Arctic Human Geography Kulturgeografi Climate Research Klimatforskning Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2024 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-023-02542-z 2024-05-07T23:39:28Z The range of Arctic tourism supply is continuously increasing with a variety of tourism products on offer. However, climate change is becoming a more prominent issue threatening the operations of tourism businesses and the livelihood of some tourism actors, such as dogsledders. This article aims to fill the descriptive research gap that exists regarding the dependency on the physical environment, climate, and weather for dogsledding activities. This is achieved by studying how climate change may threaten possible climate and weather thresholds for these activities, and how climate change may affect the future opportunities for dogsledding in northern Sweden. The study is based on interviews with dogsledders in Arctic Sweden and climate projections from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). The results demonstrate the following thresholds for dogsledding activities: (1) dogsledding requires 10–20 cm of packed snow and/or solid ice on bodies of water, (2) above 15 °C is too hot for dogs to pull (wheeled) sledges, (3) cold weather thresholds are determined by visitors’ preferences and are not considered a problem for dogsledders or dogs, and (4) rain can cancel tours for all dogsledders, and strong wind can cancel tours for dogsledders located in the mountain regions. Finally, extreme events such as heatwaves, storms, thunderstorms, forest fires, heavy rain, floods, and more rapid weather changes have already affected some dogsledders. These necessary thresholds for dogsledding activities could already be jeopardized for the southern and coastal locations of Arctic Sweden. In addition, the climate projections from SMHI show that warmer days and more precipitation in the form of rain will become more common in the future, especially in the absence of global mitigation measures. However, further research on vulnerability/resilience and adaption strategies for dogsledding activities is necessary to truly understand the impact of climate change. Contact: Robert O. Nilsson, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic International Journal of Biometeorology |
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The range of Arctic tourism supply is continuously increasing with a variety of tourism products on offer. However, climate change is becoming a more prominent issue threatening the operations of tourism businesses and the livelihood of some tourism actors, such as dogsledders. This article aims to fill the descriptive research gap that exists regarding the dependency on the physical environment, climate, and weather for dogsledding activities. This is achieved by studying how climate change may threaten possible climate and weather thresholds for these activities, and how climate change may affect the future opportunities for dogsledding in northern Sweden. The study is based on interviews with dogsledders in Arctic Sweden and climate projections from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). The results demonstrate the following thresholds for dogsledding activities: (1) dogsledding requires 10–20 cm of packed snow and/or solid ice on bodies of water, (2) above 15 °C is too hot for dogs to pull (wheeled) sledges, (3) cold weather thresholds are determined by visitors’ preferences and are not considered a problem for dogsledders or dogs, and (4) rain can cancel tours for all dogsledders, and strong wind can cancel tours for dogsledders located in the mountain regions. Finally, extreme events such as heatwaves, storms, thunderstorms, forest fires, heavy rain, floods, and more rapid weather changes have already affected some dogsledders. These necessary thresholds for dogsledding activities could already be jeopardized for the southern and coastal locations of Arctic Sweden. In addition, the climate projections from SMHI show that warmer days and more precipitation in the form of rain will become more common in the future, especially in the absence of global mitigation measures. However, further research on vulnerability/resilience and adaption strategies for dogsledding activities is necessary to truly understand the impact of climate change. Contact: Robert O. Nilsson, ... |
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Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden |
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Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden |
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Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden |
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Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi |
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International journal of biometeorology, 0020-7128, 2024, 68:3, s. 595-611 orcid:0000-0002-2811-6369 orcid:0000-0001-7012-4111 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-214364 doi:10.1007/s00484-023-02542-z PMID 37676286 Scopus 2-s2.0-85170108596 |
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