How Can Tourism Research Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Assessmesnts of Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest
| Title | How Can Tourism Research Benefit from Multi-Disciplinary Assessmesnts of Climate Change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Morehouse, BJ, Frisvold, GB, Bark-Hodgins, R |
| Editor | Matzarakis, A, de Freitas, CR, Scott, D |
| Book Title | Developments in Tourism Climatology |
| Pagination | 274-281 |
| Keywords | U.S. Southwest, skiing, national parks, water-based recreation, fire management |
| Abstract | This study reports on Climate Assessment Project for the Southwest (CLIMAS) research on climate and nature-based tourism and recreation. Three case studies – of the ski industry, national park recreation, and wildfire management – illustrate different ways of using climate data for tourism research. |
| URL | http://www.mif.uni-freiburg.de/isb/ws3/report/dTcl_2007_morehouseetal.pdf |