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The South Saskatchewan Recreational Fishery: Adapting to Climatic Variation

This project will address potential ecological and socio-economic effects of regional predictions for climate change on fish communities in the South Saskatchewan River Basin, a watershed which provides an important regional recreational fishery to nearby, growing urban populations and visitors. Researchers will examine and assess the effects of climatic variation on the current and future recreational fishery in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB), and propose management strategies and policy reforms that will promote adaptation to climatic changes and extreme events. Emphasis is given to the sustainable management of the fisheries resource, with a primary concern being that of developing a clear set of alternative adaptive strategies.

Project Status: In Progress

An Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Recreational Fisheries: British Columbia´s Southern Interior Rainbow Trout Fisheries

The southern interior rainbow trout fishery in British Columbia is one of the most economically valuable fisheries in Canada. The goal of this research is to assess climate change impacts on this recreational fishery and related tourism. The main objectives are: 1) to integrate physical, biological, and human response dynamics within a simulation model that can be used to assess climate change impacts on recreation and tourism in BC's southern interior, and; 2) to assess adaptive management strategies for responding to climate change impacts on the recreation and tourism sectors.

Project Status: In Progress

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An Integrated Assessment of Climate Change and Tourism in the Georgian Lakeland Tourism District

Although the Georgian Lakeland Tourism District, also known as Ontario's ‘cottage country' is known primarily for its summer activities, the winter tourism season is also important. Winter recreation enhances the sustainability of communities, as it decreases the seasonality of incomes, and brings in additional revenue. As such, the effects of warmer winters on cold-weather activities represent a key concern for tourism and recreation providers. Using climate change scenarios, researchers projected the impacts of climate change on downhill skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross-country skiing in the region. They found that the downhill skiing industry was the least sensitive to climate change due to their snowmaking capacity. Activities with limited to no snowmaking capacity, including snowmobiling and cross-country skiing were more vulnerable. Indeed, by the 2050s, the length of the snowmobiling season is projected to be only half of that at present. Ice-fishing operations would also experience significantly shorter seasons. Communities dependent on winter tourism will have to adapt to these changes.

Project Status: Complete

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Climate Change and Seasonality in Canadian Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

This study focuses on evaluating how climate change will effect outdoor activities such as alpine skiing, snowmobiling, golfing and camping; vital parts of the recreation and tourism industry. Researchers will assess the risks and opportunities climate change poses for these activities in selected locations across Canada, assess the implications for intra- and inter-regional competitive relationships and tourism product development and explore supply and demand-side adaptations to altered recreational season lengths.

Project Status: In Progress

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The Vulnerability of Nature-Based Tourism in Canada to Climate

This study focuses on the quality of the natural setting in influencing nature based tourism demand. This quality is impacted by global climate change. The areas of study are national and provincial parks in Ontario and Saskatchewan. There are three objectives for this study: 1) assessment of the sensitivity major recreation activities to climate in selected parks and attendant implications for visitor use patterns; 2) examination of how climate change impacts on the natural resources of selected parks may affect preferences for tourism destinations; and 3) examination of the capacity of current visitor management plans to cope with climate change, identify potential park management adaptive responses and existing barriers to adaptation.

Project Status: In Progress

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The Vulnerability of the National Capital Region Tourism to Climate Change

The tourism and recreation sector is particularly vulnerable to climate change effects on the length of operating seasons or ‘natural seasonality.' Any changes in seasonality would have considerable implications for the short and long-term sustainability of tourism and recreation enterprises and communities where tourism in an important component of the local economy. The objectives of this research are to assess potential changes in the seasonality of major segments of the winter and warm-weather outdoor recreation markets, and to assess the implications for major tourism event programming in the National Capital Region.

Project Status: Complete

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Impacts and Adaptation to GHG Climate Change in the Ski and Golf Recreation Activities and the Tourism Industry: A Case Study in Quebec, Eastern Canada

This project will study the impact of climate change on downhill ski and golf recreation industries in select regions of Quebec (the Laurentians, Eastern Townships and Charlevoix). Researchers will evaluate the potential changes in the operating conditions as a result of changed climate conditions, and assess the implications of such scenarios for industry decision-makers and those in the public sector. Researchers will identify adaptation measures to minimize economic impacts to industry operators.

Project Status: Complete

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