Perceptions and adaptation strategies of the tourism industry to climate change : the case of Finnish nature-based tourism entrepreneurs
Perceptions and adaptation strategies of the tourism industry to climate change : the case of Finnish nature-based tourism entrepreneurs
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旅游业对气候变化的看法和适应策略：芬兰自然旅游企业家的案例
DOI：
10.1504/ijisd.2006.012423
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发表时间：
2006
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0.7
通讯作者：
K. Tervo
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作者：
J. Saarinen;K. Tervo
与气候变化相关的进程已成为旅游业发展和管理的主要问题，特别是基于自然的旅游业，它被视为特别脆弱，是本研究的主要重点。本文的目的是确定芬兰自然旅游企业家对气候变化的看法和适应策略。案例研究是通过采访芬兰北部和芬兰东南部的芬兰湖区的自然旅游企业家进行的。总的来说，企业家们意识到了全球气候变化的问题。然而，一半的受访者不认为这种现象确实存在，也不认为这种现象会影响该地区未来的旅游业。对气候变化的怀疑也许可以解释几乎没有适应策略的事实。然而，其他适应机制被用来应对“正常”的天气变化和市场变化。
Climate change-related processes have emerged as major issues in tourism development and management, particularly with respect to nature-based tourism, which is seen as especially vulnerable and is the sector of the industry that is the main focus of this study. The aim of the paper is to identify the perceptions and adaptation strategies of Finnish nature-based tourism entrepreneurs on climate change. The case study was conducted by interviewing nature-based tourism entrepreneurs in northern Finland and the Finnish Lake District, south east Finland. In general, the entrepreneurs were aware of the issue of global climate change. However, half of the interviewees did not believe that the phenomenon actually exists and will influence the region's tourism industry in the future. The scepticism towards the climate change may explain the fact that there were almost no adaptation strategies. However, other adaptation mechanisms were used to cope with the 'normal' weather variation and market changes.