Implications of climate change for glacier tourism

Stewart, Emma; Wilson, Jude; Espiner, Stephen; Purdie, Heather; Lemieux, Christopher J.; Dawson, Jackie

doi:10.1080/14616688.2016.1198416

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“…Empirical research has been conducted to project future demand for glacier site visits, revealing a considerable reduction in demand as a result of the deterioration of glacier scenery (Stewart et al 2016;Groulx et al 2017) or complete disappearance of glaciers (Yuan et al 2006;Scott et al 2008). Conversely, the disappearance of glaciers is also viewed by some as a reason to visit them in a form of ''last chance tourism'' (Dawson et al 2011;Stewart et al 2016), which paradoxically can increase glacier shrinkage due to the heat released by large-scale tourism activities at glacier sites (Wang et al 2019).…”

Section: Participatory Planning Under Scenarios Of Glacier Retreat Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

Welling

Ólafsdóttir

Árnason

et al. 2019

Mountain Research and Development

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Section: Participatory Planning Under Scenarios Of Glacier Retreat Anmentioning

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Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

Welling

Ólafsdóttir

Árnason

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Mountain Research and Development

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“…Milner et al, 2017;Patro et al, 2018) and for touristic purposes (e.g. Fischer et al, 2011;Welling et al, 2015;Stewart et al, 2016).…”

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Modelling the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps under the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble

Zekollari¹,

Huss²,

Farinotti³

2018

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Abstract. Glaciers in the European Alps play an important role in the hydrological cycle, act as a source for hydroelectricity and have a large touristic importance. The future evolution of these glaciers is driven by surface mass balance and ice flow processes, which the latter is to date not included in regional glacier projections for the Alps. Here, we model the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps with GloGEMflow, an extended version of the Global Glacier Evolution Model (GloGEM), in which both surface mass balance and ice flow are explicitly accounted for. The mass balance model is calibrated with glacier-specific geodetic mass balances, and forced with high-resolution regional climate model (RCM) simulations from the EURO-CORDEX ensemble. The evolution of the total glacier volume in the coming decades is relatively similar under the various representative concentrations pathways (RCP2.6, 4.5 and 8.5), with volume losses of about 47–52 % in 2050 with respect to 2017. We find that under RCP2.6, the ice loss in the second part of the 21st century is relatively limited and that about one-third (36.8 % ± 11.1 %) of the present-day (2017) ice volume will still present in 2100. Under a strong warming (RCP8.5) the future evolution of the glaciers is dictated by a substantial increase in surface melt, and glaciers are projected to largely disappear by 2100 (94.4 ± 4.4 % volume loss vs. 2017). For a given RCP, differences in future changes are mainly determined by the driving global climate model, rather than by the RCM that is coupled to it, and these differences are larger than those arising from various model parameters. We find that under a limited warming, the inclusion of ice dynamics reduces the projected mass loss and that this effect increases with the glacier elevation range, implying that the inclusion of ice dynamics is likely to be important for global glacier evolution projections.

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“…Resilience has also been frequently studied in relation to farming and primary economic activities, with 14 papers addressing the topic. Nine papers Year of publication Due to the reliance of many rural areas on tourism (Stewart et al 2016), there is a scope for further studies on this subject.…”

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“…Resilience has also been applied to the tourism sector (Espiner et al 2017;Espiner and Becken 2014;Orchiston 2013;Stewart et al 2016), and research emphases the importance of community participation and diversification (Espiner et al 2017). For instance, glacial recession of the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers has prompted operators to offer increased air access and to build new tracks to allow visitors to view the glaciers (Stewart et al 2016). Nearby communities have also capitalised on new prospects being created by marketing the opportunity to witness glacial recession (Stewart et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, glacial recession of the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers has prompted operators to offer increased air access and to build new tracks to allow visitors to view the glaciers (Stewart et al 2016). Nearby communities have also capitalised on new prospects being created by marketing the opportunity to witness glacial recession (Stewart et al 2016). Espiner and Becken (2014) found that most stakeholders in the Fox and Franz Josef Glacier areas were unaware of the fragility of the region's tourism sector.…”

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Characterising rural resilience in Aotearoa-New Zealand: a systematic review

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The concept of 'resilience' has recently gained traction in a range of contexts. Its various interpretations and framings are now used to examine a variety of issues, particularly relating to the human dimensions of global change. This can pose challenges to scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers seeking to develop focused research programmes, design targeted interventions, and communicate across disciplinary boundaries. The concept of resilience is widely used in Aotearoa-New Zealand, where it informs both government policy and research programmes. Resilience is particularly relevant in this small developed nation, which is heavily reliant on primary production in rural areas and affected by a range of geological and climatic hazards. To understand the range and extent of application of resilience in the rural context, we use systematic review methods to identify, characterise, and synthesise this knowledge base. Currently, research applying the concept of resilience in the rural context is limited in areal extent, largely quantitative in nature, and led by a small number of researchers. There is limited evidence of collaboration. Research has focused on a small number of hazards, failing to capture the diversity of risks and hazards in addition to their impacts. The results of our analysis and methodology offer important insights for meta-analyses of risk and hazard scholarship. The findings provide a baseline to track the future progress and effectiveness of resilience interventions and help inform current and future research priorities targeting persistent vulnerabilities in rural New Zealand and elsewhere.

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Implications of climate change for glacier tourism

Cited by 70 publications

References 37 publications

Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

Participatory Planning Under Scenarios of Glacier Retreat and Tourism Growth in Southeast Iceland

Modelling the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps under the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble

Characterising rural resilience in Aotearoa-New Zealand: a systematic review

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