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dc.contributor.authorPickering, Catherine Marina
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, Ralf C
dc.contributor.editorBo Soderstrom
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:13:35Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:13:35Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-10-08T06:55:54Z
dc.identifier.issn0044-7447
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13280-010-0039-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34469
dc.description.abstractSkier numbers, and revenues for the multi-billion-dollar ski industry, are highly sensitive to snow cover. Previous research projected that under climate change, natural snow cover will become inadequate at 65% of sites in the Australian ski resorts by 2020. Resorts plan to compensate for reduced snowfall through additional snowmaking. For the six main resorts, however, this would require over 700 additional snow guns by 2020, requiring ~US $100 million in capital investment, and 2,500-3,300 ML of water per month, as well as increased energy consumption. This is not practically feasible, especially as less water will be available. Therefore, low altitude ski resorts such as these may not be able to rely on snowmaking even for short-term adaptation to climate change. Instead, they are likely to seek conversion to summer activities and increased property development.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeSweden
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom430
dc.relation.ispartofpageto438
dc.relation.ispartofissue5-6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAmbio
dc.relation.ispartofvolume39
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410404
dc.titleClimate response by the ski industry: the shortcomings of snowmaking for Australian resorts
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. From AMBIO, by Catherine Marina Pickering, Ralf Buckley. Reprinted by permission of Allen Press Publishing Services
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorBuckley, Ralf
gro.griffith.authorPickering, Catherine M.


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