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Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change()
Its focus on snow-dependent activities makes Alpine winter tourism especially sensitive to climate change. Stakeholder risk perceptions are a key factor in adaptation to climate change because they fundamentally drive or constrain stakeholder action. This paper examines climate change perceptions of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27064520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.010 |
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description | Its focus on snow-dependent activities makes Alpine winter tourism especially sensitive to climate change. Stakeholder risk perceptions are a key factor in adaptation to climate change because they fundamentally drive or constrain stakeholder action. This paper examines climate change perceptions of winter tourism stakeholders in Tyrol (Austria). Using a qualitative approach, expert interviews were conducted. Four opinion categories reflecting different attitudes toward climate change issues were identified: convinced planners, annoyed deniers, ambivalent optimists, convinced wait-and-seers. Although the findings generally indicate a growing awareness of climate change, this awareness is mainly limited to perceiving the issue as a global phenomenon. Awareness of regional and branch-specific consequences of climate change that lead to a demand for action could not be identified. Current technical strategies, like snowmaking, are not primarily climate-induced. At present, coping with climate change is not a priority for risk management. The findings point out the importance of gaining and transferring knowledge of regional and branch-specific consequences of climate change in order to induce action at the destination level. |
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spelling | pubmed-48025082016-04-06 Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() Trawöger, Lisa Tour Manag Article Its focus on snow-dependent activities makes Alpine winter tourism especially sensitive to climate change. Stakeholder risk perceptions are a key factor in adaptation to climate change because they fundamentally drive or constrain stakeholder action. This paper examines climate change perceptions of winter tourism stakeholders in Tyrol (Austria). Using a qualitative approach, expert interviews were conducted. Four opinion categories reflecting different attitudes toward climate change issues were identified: convinced planners, annoyed deniers, ambivalent optimists, convinced wait-and-seers. Although the findings generally indicate a growing awareness of climate change, this awareness is mainly limited to perceiving the issue as a global phenomenon. Awareness of regional and branch-specific consequences of climate change that lead to a demand for action could not be identified. Current technical strategies, like snowmaking, are not primarily climate-induced. At present, coping with climate change is not a priority for risk management. The findings point out the importance of gaining and transferring knowledge of regional and branch-specific consequences of climate change in order to induce action at the destination level. Elsevier Ltd 2014-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4802508/ /pubmed/27064520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.010 Text en © 2013 The Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Trawöger, Lisa Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title | Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title_full | Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title_fullStr | Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title_full_unstemmed | Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title_short | Convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: Tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
title_sort | convinced, ambivalent or annoyed: tyrolean ski tourism stakeholders and their perceptions of climate change() |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27064520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.010 |
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