Essays about: "Arctic tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Arctic tourism.

1. 1. Arctic Tourism Fantasies : Tour Operators' perceptions of a winter landscape

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

   Author : Szabolcs Harhai; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic; Arctic tourism; climate change; landscape; landscape perceptions; adaptation; Rovaniemi; Finnish Lapland;

   Abstract : The effects of global warming are evident throughout the Arctic, which is warming much more quickly than the rest of the planet and is increasingly being referred to as a fragile environment. The tourism industry in the area, which is built around notions of enchanted wintertime fantasy landscapes, is directly impacted by the effects of climate change. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of the 2018 drought on mire productivity in Skogaryd - Evaluation of ground sensors, satellite data and meteorological data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ines Júlio Alfredo; [2021]
   Keywords : Sentinel 2; Vegetation Indices; Ground Sensors; Drought and Mire; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The drought is a complex meteorological phenomenon associated with low precipitation and low water saturation in atmosphere, soils and plants and can has a great effect on aboveground biomass and change the structure and function of the ecosystems. The droughts also are known to reduce the primary and secondary productivity of vegetation. READ MORE

4. 3. Past the freezing point?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sofia Inghe-Palmqvist; [2021]
   Keywords : The Arctic; China; Unites States of America; geopolitics; discourse analysis; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The political climate in the Arctic is changing in tandem with the world’s climate. As the ice thaws and leaves a previously frozen sea open, it likewise opens up for new opportunities as estimated abundances of resources become reachable for the first time. READ MORE

5. 4. Volvo Abisko

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Antti Vahtola; [2020]
   Keywords : Symbiotic; mobility; architecture; sustainable tourism; vtol; interior design; exterior design;

   Abstract : Volvo Abisko is proposing the possibility to experience the Arctic wilderness and the surrounding nature in a responsible way. The author has been hiking in the north, every time asking - what if everybody could experience this? Would it be possible to get into the wild with minimal impact on the environment? What if you wouldn’t need the expertise, the knowledge, or even the equipment to get into the pristine nature and to interact with the untouched Arctic? Volvo Abisko is representing the dream of offering this experience for a broader audience. READ MORE

6. 5. Tourism in Norrbotten, Sweden : A better understanding of tourism and its future – from the organizations perspective

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Rebecca Öhman; Karin Sandlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Tourism industry; overcrowding; arctic region; turism industrin; överbefolkat; arktisk region;

   Abstract : The tourism industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and the growth of tourism in the northernmost county of Sweden, Norrbotten, has been evident in recent years. With this rapid growth within tourism in Norrbotten, a reflection arises of why tourism is increasing to this extent. READ MORE