Conference paper
Assessing Snow Cover Dynamics in Central Asia: Implications for Winter Tourism Development
Problems of Climate Change in Uzbekistan Integration into Education, pp.240-244
International scientific and practical conference on “Integration of Climate Change Issues into Education in Uzbekistan", 2024 (Tushkent, Uzbekistan, 23-May-2024 - 24-May-2024)
Book Media Plus LLC
2024
Abstract
The paper analyses the effect of climate change on alpine ski tourism in Central Asia. The ski industry relies on specific and stable climatic conditions that have been changing significantly in recent decades: shortened and more variable ski seasons and strong variability in the quality of snow resulting in a reduction of operating ski days. The present study aims to understand how climate change has been affecting ski tourism stakeholders in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzebekistan and Tajikistan. The study also plans to document how stakeholders in the industry are gradually adapting (or not) to those climate changes. To achieve this goal, various tools such as historical snow-covered area records are extracted from satellite images to examine changes in snow availability and variability for Central Asia region. Changes in dynamics of snow were assessed by using daily snow-covered area from satellite images for the last 22 years. Going forward, projected climate scenarios will be used to account for future dynamics of snow coverage in the resorts under study and economic implications will be analysed in terms of adaptability and future development of the areas under study.
Details
- Title
- Assessing Snow Cover Dynamics in Central Asia: Implications for Winter Tourism Development
- Authors
- B Musyck (Author) - University of Central AsiaBen Jarihani (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Publication details
- Problems of Climate Change in Uzbekistan Integration into Education, pp.240-244
- Conference details
- International scientific and practical conference on “Integration of Climate Change Issues into Education in Uzbekistan", 2024 (Tushkent, Uzbekistan, 23-May-2024 - 24-May-2024)
- Publisher
- Book Media Plus LLC
- Date published
- 2024
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Centre
- Language
- English; Uzbek
- Record Identifier
- 991064796902621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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