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Robert Steiger
Mr. Robert SteigerAssistant Professor
Department of Public Finance; Institute of Geography
University of Innsbruck
Universitätsstraße 15
AT-6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 512 507 70220
E-mail: robert.steiger(at)uibk.ac.at
Key Publications of Robert Steiger (up to ten) :
Rutty, M., Scott, D., Johnson, P., Pons, M., Steiger, R., & Vilella, M. (2017). Using ski industry response to climatic variability to assess climate change risk: An analogue study in Eastern Canada. Tourism Management, 58, 196–204.
Amelung, B., Student, J., Nicholls, S., Lamers, M., Baggio, R., Boavida-Portugal, I., Johnson. P., de Jong, E., Hofstede, G.J., Pons, M., Steiger, R., Balbi, S. (2016). Assessing tourism's role in environmental sustainability: the value of agent-based modelling. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 23.
Gössling, S., Abegg, B., & Steiger, R. (2016). “It Was Raining All the Time!”: Ex Post Tourist Weather Perceptions. Atmosphere, 7(1). doi:10.3390/atmos7010010
Johnson, P., Nicholls, S., Student, J., Amelung, B., Baggio, R., Balbi, S., Boavida-Portugal, I., de Jong, E., Hofstede, G.J., Lamers, M., Pons, M., Steiger, R. (2016). Easing the adoption of agent-based modelling (ABM) in tourism research. Current Issues in Tourism, 1–8. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2016.1209165
Steiger, R., Abegg, B., & Jänicke, L. (2016). Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day. Weather Preferences of Summer Tourists in Mountain Environments. Atmosphere, 7(5). doi: 10.3390/atmos7050063
Steiger, R., Stötter, J. (2013). Climate Change Impact Assessment of Ski Tourism in Tyrol. Tourism Geographies, 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14616688.2012.762539
Steiger, R. (2012): Scenarios for skiing tourism in Austria: integrating demographics with an analysis of climate change, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(6), p. 867-882; DOI:10.1080/09669582.2012.680464
Steiger, R. (2011): The impact of snow scarcity on ski tourism. An analysis of the record warm season 2006/07 in Tyrol (Austria). Tourism Review, 66(3), p. 4-13.
Steiger, R. (2010): The impact of climate change on ski season length and snowmaking requirements in Tyrol, Austria. Climate Research, 43(3), p. 251-262.
Steiger, R., Mayer, M. (2008): Snowmaking and Climate Change. Future Options for Snow Production in Tyrolean Ski Resorts. Mountain Research and Development, 28(3/4), p.292-298. doi:10.1659/mrd.0978
Expertise of Robert Steiger:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Global Warming | |
| Topic Cryosphere | Cryosphere |
| Snow Cover | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Tourism | |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Adaptation | |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Statistical Focus |
| Mean Change / Trends | |
| Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Decadal / Centennial | |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection | |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Literature Study | |
| Modeling | |
| Applied Research / Technology | |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | MRI Research area |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions |
Specialties of Robert Steiger:
climate change and tourism; tourism development
Last update: 1/23/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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