Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Rutty, Michelle"

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A Coupled Snow Operations-Skier Demand Model for the Ontario (Canada) Ski Region

Pons, Marc; Scott, Daniel; Steiger, Robert; Rutty, Michelle; Johnson, Peter; Vilella, Marc (EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 2016-04-01)

The multi-billion dollar global ski industry is one of the tourism subsectors most directly impacted by climate variability and change. In the decades ahead, the scholarly literature consistently projects decreased reliability ...
Weather and Climate for Coastal Tourism

Rutty, Michelle (University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)

Weather and climate serve as an important travel motivator, influencing destination choice, the timing of travel, travel expenditures and overall trip satisfaction. Climatic resources are a defining factor in destination ...
Will the Mediterranean Become "Too Hot" for Tourists?: A Reassessment

Rutty, Michelle (University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)

Numerous studies emphasize that climate, particularly temperature, is one of the most important resources of a tourist destination. With the onset of climate change, this climatic parameter of tourist destinations may ...