Effects of Climate Change on Outdoor Skating in the Bei Hai Park of Beijing and Related Adaptive Strategies

Jun Liu, Han Cheng, Xiaoqian Sun, Li Huang, Qiuchan Fan and Haolong Liu
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Jun Liu: Tourism School, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1 Ring Road No. 1, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
Han Cheng: Tourism School, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1 Ring Road No. 1, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
Xiaoqian Sun: Tourism School, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1 Ring Road No. 1, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
Li Huang: Tourism School, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1 Ring Road No. 1, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
Qiuchan Fan: Tourism School, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1 Ring Road No. 1, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
Haolong Liu: Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 7, 1-15

Abstract: This paper reports findings derived from a study of the impacts of climate change on winter outdoor skating activities in the Chinese park of Bei Hai from 1989 to 2015. Based on field observation data and in-depth interviews, it was concluded that the outdoor skating activities, with a history of more than 1000 years, are being threatened by the warming climate. The opening dates and duration times of skating over the last 26 years showed periodic variations over three-year cycles. Increases of temperatures by 1 °C in December were associated with a 3.80-day delay in the skating-field opening dates and a 4.49-day decrease in the operation duration times. In particular, climate change has resulted in a loss of the skating field area and a reduction in the operation duration times, and tourists are moving north for skating-related recreation or conducting alternative activities. The current adaptive strategies are not very effective.

Keywords: climate change; skating; Beijing; Bei Hai Park; tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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