Chapter 4 Design and Planning for Winter Sport Resorts
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-39-5-2761 | ISBN: 978-1-910158-39-5 |
Published: September 2015 | Component type: chapter |
Published in: Winter Sport Tourism | Parent DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-39-5-2687 |
Abstract
As mentioned already in this book, the ski industry has experienced considerable consolidation in the last few decades, particularly in North America, as larger operators buy up individual ski resorts or send small operators out of business. The industry is also highly vulnerable to climate change, which can have a devastating economic impact on ski resorts, requiring them to diversify their products and services and focus on alleviating the negative consequences of seasonality. If we factor in demographic shifts which are also dramatically affecting the ski industry landscape, then we have an environment of increasing uncertainty – where ski resort planning and development takes on a greater significance. The key stages in the design of ski resorts are gaining development approval, analyzing site feasibility, deciding on design guidelines, and choosing development styles. Each of these is examined in turn.
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- Dr. Simon Hudson, University of South Carolina (Author)
- Louise Hudson, Freelance researcher, and writer (Author)
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Hudson, D.S. & Hudson, L. (2015) "Chapter 4 Design and Planning for Winter Sport Resorts" In: Hudson, D.S. & Hudson, L. (ed) . Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-39-5-2761
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