Salim Emmanuel, Ravanel Ludovic, Bourdeau Philippe, Deline Philip
Univ. Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS, EDYTEM, 73000 Chambéry, France.
University of Lausanne, CIRM, 1967 Bramois, Switzerland.
Reg Environ Change. 2021;21(4):120. doi: 10.1007/s10113-021-01849-0. Epub 2021 Nov 6.
Climate change strongly affects mountain tourism activities. Glacier tourism is highly affected by the retreat of glaciers. However, research on the effects and adaptations of glacier tourism to climate change is scarce in Europe. By analysing the glacio-geomorphological literature, semi-structured interviews, and observations at six major Alpine glacier tourism sites, we aim to identify the physical processes that affect glacier tourism in the Alps and how stakeholders perceive and adapt to them. The results reveal that glacier retreat and the associated paraglacial dynamics and permafrost warming strongly affect glacier tourism. Stakeholders perceive six main issues: management, itinerary, infrastructure, attractiveness, safety, and activity. In response, they have been adapting with eight strategies: management change, technical means implementation, mitigation, diversification, access and itinerary maintenance, heritage development, planning, and implementation of transformation projects. These strategies are discussed regarding their relevance to tourism model transition to guarantee future sustainability.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10113-021-01849-0.
气候变化对山地旅游活动有强烈影响。冰川旅游受冰川消退的影响很大。然而，在欧洲，关于冰川旅游对气候变化的影响及适应措施的研究很少。通过分析冰川地貌学文献、半结构化访谈以及对六个主要阿尔卑斯冰川旅游景点的观察，我们旨在确定影响阿尔卑斯山冰川旅游的物理过程，以及利益相关者如何看待和适应这些过程。结果表明，冰川消退以及相关的冰缘动力学和多年冻土变暖对冰川旅游有强烈影响。利益相关者认识到六个主要问题：管理、行程、基础设施、吸引力、安全和活动。作为回应，他们采取了八种策略进行适应：管理变革、技术手段实施、缓解、多样化、通道和行程维护、遗产开发、规划以及转型项目的实施。讨论了这些策略与旅游模式转型的相关性，以确保未来的可持续性。
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