The Analysis of the Ski Slopes and the Degree of Economic Dependence Induced by Winter Sports Tourism. The Case of Romania

Grigore Vasile Herman, Vasile Grama, Sorin Buhaș, Lavinia Daiana Garai, Tudor Caciora, Alexandra Grecu, Andreea Karina Gruia, Oana Simona Hudea and Daniel Peptenatu
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Grigore Vasile Herman: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Vasile Grama: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Sorin Buhaș: Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Lavinia Daiana Garai: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Tudor Caciora: Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
Alexandra Grecu: Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania
Andreea Karina Gruia: Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania
Oana Simona Hudea: Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania
Daniel Peptenatu: Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, 010041 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-19

Abstract: Winter sports are the main attraction for many tourist areas in Romania, contributing significantly to the development of local economies. Based on this, the study aims to analyze the ski areas in Romania, as well as the extent to which they contribute to the sustainable development of the local economy. This is particularly important as, in recent decades, climate change has significantly affected winter sports, especially skiing. Thus, an analysis of the physical characteristics of ski runs in Romania (number, length, width, level difference and slope) is accompanied with an analysis on the dynamics of the share of tourism in the local economy of winter sport locations, based on tourism turnover relative to total turnover in the local economy. Both graphic and cartographic methods were used in this study, based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative data available for ski slopes in Romania and the host localities. We used ArcGIS 10.6 software for the preparation of graphical representations and other software to process large databases. The research results showed a great diversity regarding counties, localities and ski slopes depending on the characteristic features of ski slopes (number, length, width, level difference and slope). In our study, the evolution of the share of turnover in tourism in terms of total turnover presented several categories of localities based on their economic dependence on winter sports; the impact in this regard was found to be very differentiated between localities.

Keywords: economic dependence; sustainable tourism; skiing; winter sports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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