The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments

• Tác giả: Christian Rixen, Antonio Rolando
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1608054886
• ISBN: 97816080548861130101
• ISBN-13: 978-1608056323
• Thông tin xuất bản: Bentham Science Publishers, 2013
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (236 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 373709
• Chủ đề: 1. Skiing, Imact on Mountain Environments, Winter Recreational Activties, Environmental Science, Ecology, Snow Research; 2. Conservation of the environment

Tóm tắt

This e-book reviews environmental impacts of ski tourism in mountain environments. Specifically, the book addresses skiing impacts on soils, vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate animals living in such habitats. Additional chapters also explain the methods for the restoration of disturbed sites at high altitude and snow cover in a changing climate. The e-book is therefore a compilation on the latest knowledge on environmental impacts of skiing and is intended to be a standard reference for ecologists, students and universities, business professionals (ski-resort managers), regional governmental organizations, conservation agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).