Snow reliability, snow-making and climate change in West-Austrian ski destinations

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Mayer, Marius [1 ,2 ]
Steiger, Robert [3 ]
Trawoeger, Lisa
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[1] Univ Munich, Dept Geog, Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftsgeog, D-80333 Munich, Germany
[2] Forschungsgruppe Regionalokon & Entwicklung, Forschungseinheit Wirtschafts & Sozial Wissenscha, Schnee & Landschaft WSL, Eidgenoss Forschungsanstadlt Wald, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
[3] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Geog, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
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0705 ; 070501 ;
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Beside the academic discussion the issue climate change and winter tourism has increasingly been given media coverage in recent years. The advance of technical snow production as cost-intensive cure-all is one answer by ski area operators in view of climate change and a stronger pressure of competition. In the academic discussion technical snow-production is often neglected. This paper outlines the development of snow making facilities in Austria and presents the complex reasons for their rapid diffusion. Statements of ski area operators provide a bridge between theory and practice. Current climatic requirements for technical snow Production and future conditions in the Tyrol region are assessed by applying a new method.
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页数:24
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