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View article: Tourism in the Arctic is at risk due to intensifying permafrost degradation
Tourism in the Arctic is at risk due to intensifying permafrost degradation Open
Climate change is destabilizing Arctic landscapes by accelerating permafrost degradation, leading to more frequent slope failures, especially during summers. Summer is also the high touristic season for nature-based tourism in the Arctic, …
View article: The effects of land use on fine-scale geodiversity: Ski resorts as an example
The effects of land use on fine-scale geodiversity: Ski resorts as an example Open
Human activities pose a threat to geodiversity that is the natural diversity of the Earth's bedrock, soil, geomorphology, and hydrology. However, the impact of land use on fine-scale geodiversity has not been quantified. In this study, we …
View article: Permafrost degradation-induced risks for nature-based tourism in the Arctic – case from the Yukon
Permafrost degradation-induced risks for nature-based tourism in the Arctic – case from the Yukon Open
Permafrost degradation is one of the most significant consequences of climate change in the Arctic. During summers, permafrost degradation is evident with cryospheric hazards like retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) and active layer detachmen…
View article: Grieving the Arctic: From tourism to trauma
Grieving the Arctic: From tourism to trauma Open
View article: Science–tourism intersections onboard Arctic expedition cruise ships: Reflective insights from a fieldwork at the geographic North Pole
Science–tourism intersections onboard Arctic expedition cruise ships: Reflective insights from a fieldwork at the geographic North Pole Open
In August 2023, we both embarked on an icebreaker cruise ship in order to conduct fieldwork with and among cruise passengers and together with four other scientists. Departing from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, this two-week ship-time fieldwork …
View article: Destination 90°N: dimensions and geographies of tourism at the North Pole
Destination 90°N: dimensions and geographies of tourism at the North Pole Open
Despite its extreme remoteness, the geographic North Pole is attracting more tourists than ever before, bringing increasing numbers of people and ships to the Arctic Ocean. This growth is regarded as potentially damaging to the Arctic envi…
View article: The hauntology of climate change: glacier retreat and dark tourism
The hauntology of climate change: glacier retreat and dark tourism Open
In recent decades, glaciers have become infamous symbols of climate change, and as they thaw and retreat, they leave behind haunted spaces favorable for the development of dark tourism practices. Commemorative plaques and funerals, but als…
View article: Toward Antarctification? Tourism and place-making in Antarctica
Toward Antarctification? Tourism and place-making in Antarctica Open
Antarctic tourism has been growing increasingly and diversifying over the past two decades. In parallel, Antarctic tourism scholarship has particularly focused on tourism development and management. This industry- and policy-focused resear…
View article: Globalised imaginaries, Arctification and resistance in Arctic tourism – an Arctification perspective on tourism actors’ views on seasonality and growth in Ylläs tourism destination
Globalised imaginaries, Arctification and resistance in Arctic tourism – an Arctification perspective on tourism actors’ views on seasonality and growth in Ylläs tourism destination Open
This paper explores the relationship between regional branding, global visions of the Arctic, and tourism seasonality. We analyse tourism development in the Ylläs tourism destination in Finnish Lapland, exemplifying how Arctic branding and…
View article: ‘After glaciers?’ Towards post-Arctic tourism
‘After glaciers?’ Towards post-Arctic tourism Open
• Emerging post-Arctic tourism results from Anthropocene and climate change impacts. • Post-Arctic tourism takes place in a post-apocalyptic Arctic. • In Post-Arctic tourism, opportunities to see glaciers and iconic wildlife are gone. • Po…
View article: Rethinking Arctic tourism:tourists’ practices and perceptions of the Arctic in Rovaniemi
Rethinking Arctic tourism:tourists’ practices and perceptions of the Arctic in Rovaniemi Open
The Arctic is facing rapid and significant social, cultural, economic and environmental changes. In recent years, due to ongoing and forecasted climate change impacts, policy-makers’ and the research community’s interest in the region has …
View article: The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction
The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction Open
The Tour de France (TDF) cycling race has become the world's biggest annual sporting event. Every July, it attracts approximately 11 million tourists along the roadsides of France, as well as several millions of TV spectators worldwide. Us…
View article: Countering “Arctification”: Dawson City’s “Sourtoe Cocktail”
Countering “Arctification”: Dawson City’s “Sourtoe Cocktail” Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the Sourtoe Cocktail, a custom in Dawson City, Canada’s Yukon, in which participants drink a shot of alcohol with a dehydrated human toe in it. Springing from a local legend, the thrill-indu…
View article: Digital Rovaniemi: contemporary and future arctic tourist experiences
Digital Rovaniemi: contemporary and future arctic tourist experiences Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate tourists’ representations of the Arctic through the lens of the photo-sharing social network Instagram. The study focuses on the particular tourist experience of crossing the Arctic Circl…
View article: Cruising the marginal ice zone: climate change and Arctic tourism
Cruising the marginal ice zone: climate change and Arctic tourism Open
The effects of climate change are leading to pronounced physical and ecological changes in the Arctic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ). These are not only of concern for the research community but also for the tourism industry dependent on this uni…
View article: Assessing the added value of the recent declaration on unregulated fishing for sustainable governance of the central Arctic Ocean
Assessing the added value of the recent declaration on unregulated fishing for sustainable governance of the central Arctic Ocean Open