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Examination of Climate Change Practices in the Alps Case and Suggestions for Erciyes Ski Resort

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  • Dedim Özgül Özboyraz,
  • Merve Nur Gürsoy,
  • Mehmet Halit Akın
Dedim Özgül Özboyraz
Erciyes University, Institute of Social Sciences
Merve Nur Gürsoy
Erciyes University, Institute of Social Sciences
Mehmet Halit Akın
Erciyes University, Tourism Faculty

Published 28.10.2025

Keywords

  • Climate Change,
  • Sustainability,
  • Erciyes Ski Resort,
  • Alps
  • İklim Değişikliği,
  • Sürdürülebilirlik,
  • Erciyes Kayak Merkezi,
  • Alpler

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Examination of Climate Change Practices in the Alps Case and Suggestions for Erciyes Ski Resort. (2025). Elegest Elegeş, 4(1), 28-44. https://doi.org/10.64360/nkp8hr10

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Examination of Climate Change Practices in the Alps Case and Suggestions for Erciyes Ski Resort. (2025). Elegest Elegeş, 4(1), 28-44. https://doi.org/10.64360/nkp8hr10

Abstract

Due to the effects of climate change on natural events, the emergence of certain limitations in the activities of ski resorts highlights the importance of practices carried out in the face of climate change based on a sustainability approach. In line with this importance, the aim of the research is to identify the practices carried out in ski resorts in the Alps to mitigate the effects of climate change, to present a comprehensive knowledge base that will have a widespread impact on relevant literature and other practitioners affected by climate change, and to provide guiding findings and suggestion for the Erciyes Ski Resort. In accordance with this purpose, through content analysis, it has been found that a wide variety of activities covering all dimensions of sustainability, from localism to transportation, from certification to environmental integration, are carried out within the framework of the sustainability approach in the Alps. Additionally, it has been determined that practices covering other themes such as energy efficiency, education and voluntary organizations, and afforestation stand out quantitatively.

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