Planning low-impact tourist paths within a Site of Community Importance through the optimisation of biological and logistic criteria

Ferrarini, Alessandro; Rossi, Graziano; Parolo, Gilberto; Ferloni, M.

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.01.013

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“…Therein several studies were performed: mapping and dating the well-preserved moraine ridges (Diolaiuti, 2002;Hormes et al, 2008), and evaluating glacier mass balance, ice thicknesses and volume (by radio-echo-sounding surveys). The latest studies have focused upon glacier micro-meteorology (Diolaiuti et al, 2009b), to assess the effectiveness of artificial covering strategies aimed at reducing snow and ice ablation (Diolaiuti et al, 2009c), to develop methods of tourist promotion compatible with the level of biodiversity of the area (Diolaiuti et al, 2005) and to measure the impact of tourism on the physical landscape and ecological systems (Ferrarini et al, 2008). The Val Viola Basin was also analysed by Diolaiuti and Smiraglia (2010), as an example of a fast-changing glacierized area witnessing the ongoing climate change.…”

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Glacier retreat and climate change: Documenting the last 50 years of Alpine glacier history from area and geometry changes of Dosdè Piazzi glaciers (Lombardy Alps, Italy)

Diolaiuti

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D’Agata

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Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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The recent rapid mass loss of mountain glaciers in response to climate warming has been reported for high and low latitudes all over the Earth. The paper analyses and discusses the recent evolution of a representative glacierized group within the Italian Alps, the Piazzi-Dosdè, where small glaciers are experiencing considerable retreat and shrinking. We analysed aerial photos to calculate area and geometry changes in the time window 1954-2003, and glaciological and geomorphological surveys were also performed. The estimated area change during 1954-2003 was -3.97 km 2 (-51% of the area coverage in 1954). Area reduction increased more recently: area change during 1991-2003 (12 years) was -1.74 km 2 , against -0.67 km 2 during 1981-1991 (10 years), and -1.57 km 2 during 1954-1981 (27 years). Moreover, analysis of the most recent orthophotos acquired during the summer of 2003 under exceptional conditions (i.e. total absence of snow cover) allowed observation and mapping of changes affecting glacier shape and morphology, including growing rock outcrops, tongue separations, formation of proglacial lakes, increasing supraglacial debris and collapse structures. Such processes cause positive feedbacks that accelerate further glacier disintegration once they appear. From a geodynamical perspective, the Dosdè Piazzi is now experiencing transition from a glacial system to a paraglacial one; areas where in the past the

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Section: The Piazzi Dosdè Glaciers: Principal Features and Previous Investigationsmentioning

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Glacier retreat and climate change: Documenting the last 50 years of Alpine glacier history from area and geometry changes of Dosdè Piazzi glaciers (Lombardy Alps, Italy)

Diolaiuti

Maragno

D’Agata

et al. 2011

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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“…However, where decisions are likely to be controversial and/or where the generalizations may not apply, additional recreation ecology research will often be required. The use of the 10 factors outlined here in combination with optimization methods, such as that used recently to plan the location of walking tracks (Ferrarinia et al 2008), will allow managers to minimize the negative impacts from tourism and the recreational use of protected areas.…”

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Ten Factors that Affect the Severity of Environmental Impacts of Visitors in Protected Areas

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2010

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Protected areas represent the major method for conserving biodiversity. However, visitor use can threaten their conservation value. Based on a review of recent research, I have categorized factors that affect the severity of environmental impacts of visitor use. These factors need to be considered or evaluated when assessing visitor use of sites in protected areas. They are: (i) the conservation value of the site, (ii) its resistance to use, (iii) its recovery from use, (iv) its susceptibility to erosion, (v) the severity of direct impacts associated with specific activities, (vi) the severity of indirect impacts, (vii) the amount of use, (viii) the social and (ix) ecological dimensions to the timing of use, and (x) the total area affected. Although the factors may not be of equal importance or necessarily assessed on an equal scale, they allow people to make more informed assessments of potential impacts, assist in identifying where monitoring may be required, and indicate where additional site- or activity-specific research may be appropriate.

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Spatially combining wood production and recreation with biodiversity conservation

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Planning low-impact tourist paths within a Site of Community Importance through the optimisation of biological and logistic criteria

Cited by 31 publications

References 38 publications

Glacier retreat and climate change: Documenting the last 50 years of Alpine glacier history from area and geometry changes of Dosdè Piazzi glaciers (Lombardy Alps, Italy)

Glacier retreat and climate change: Documenting the last 50 years of Alpine glacier history from area and geometry changes of Dosdè Piazzi glaciers (Lombardy Alps, Italy)

Ten Factors that Affect the Severity of Environmental Impacts of Visitors in Protected Areas

Spatially combining wood production and recreation with biodiversity conservation

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