Understanding consumer behaviour and adaptation planning responses to climate-driven environmental change in Canada's parks and protected areas: a climate futurescapes approach

Groulx, Mark; Lemieux, Christopher J.; Lewis, John L.; Brown, Sarah Jane

doi:10.1080/09640568.2016.1192024

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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

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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“…Indeed, the modern tourist is oriented to focus on themes geared towards more sustainable urban behaviour [5], management of natural and environmental resources [6][7][8], rediscovery of rural areas [9][10][11][12] and, generally, environmental protection. This attitude is also evident when mountain areas are taken into account.…”

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Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

2017

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Abstract:Evidence from several studies illustrates the different points of view through which sustainability and mountains have been studied over the years. Nowadays, interest in Millennials is increasing but no research has compared Millennials and sustainability in the mountain context. This study aims at defining sustainability with reference to Millennial perception of both winter and summer mountain sports. By analysing data gathered from a sample of 2292 Millennials (Piedmont area), the authors confirm their high degree of sensitivity towards sustainable issues and, above all, discover that there are differences in the sustainable perception Millennials have of both mountain winter and summer sports. More specifically, Millennial perception is deeply influenced by the place where they are used to living-mountains or cities-and by their gender. From a managerial point of view, results have direct implications on the administrators of mountain institutions who can implement appropriate initiatives in order to correctly sensitise Millennials towards mountain sports. Moreover, from a theoretical perspective, the study opens a new scenario on two important topics linked to sustainability, namely Millennials and mountain sports.

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“…Future research around this form of geovisualization can take a different approach. Namely, future studies can involve larger sample sizes and survey-based data collection to examine how a (theoretically) wider diversity of people regard the usefulness and userfriendliness of the tools (e.g., Smith et al, 2012) and show preferences for different scenarios (Groulx et al, 2017). Such research would be particularly valuable for examining questions around how different demographic aspects interact with and respond to the tools.…”

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Visualizing Our Options for Coastal Places: Exploring Realistic Immersive Geovisualizations as Tools for Inclusive Approaches to Coastal Planning and Management

2017

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Effective coastal planning is inclusive and incorporates the variety of user needs, values and interests associated with coastal environments. Realistic, immersive geographic visualizations, i.e., geovisualizations, can serve as potentially powerful tools for facilitating such planning because they can provide diverse groups with vivid understandings of how they would feel about certain management outcomes or impacts if transpired in real places. However, the majority of studies in this area have focused on terrestrial environments, and research on applications of such tools in the coastal and marine contexts is in its infancy. The current study aims to advance such research by examining the potential a land-to-sea geovisualization has to serve as a tool for inclusive coastal planning efforts. The research uses Sidney Spit Park (BC, Canada) as a study site, and a realistic, dynamic geovisualization of the park was developed (using Unity3D) that allows users to interact with and navigate it through the first-person perspective. Management scenarios were developed based on discussions with Parks Canada, and these scenarios included fencing around vegetation areas, positioning of mooring buoys, and management of dog activity within the park. Scenarios were built into the geovisualization in a manner that allows users to toggle different options. Focus groups were then assembled, involving residents of the Capital Regional District (BC, Canada), and participants explored and provided feedback on the scenarios. Findings from the study demonstrate the geovisualization's usefulness for assessing certain qualities of scenarios, such as aesthetics and functionality of fencing options and potential viewshed impacts associated with different mooring boat locations. In addition, the study found that incorporating navigability into the geovisualization proved to be valuable for understanding scenarios that hold implications for the marine environment due to user ability to cross the land-sea interface and experience underwater places. Furthermore, this research demonstrated that building scenarios within a realistic geovisualization required modeling place-based characteristics (including soundscape) as well as spatial properties. This approach can allow users the ability to more comprehensively assess scenarios and consider potential options.

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Understanding consumer behaviour and adaptation planning responses to climate-driven environmental change in Canada's parks and protected areas: a climate futurescapes approach

Cited by 39 publications

References 52 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

Sustainability and Mountain Tourism: The Millennial’s Perspective

Visualizing Our Options for Coastal Places: Exploring Realistic Immersive Geovisualizations as Tools for Inclusive Approaches to Coastal Planning and Management

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