Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
serie Formatio Circumiectus – Environmental Processes
RESEARCH PAPER
ANALYSIS OF THE SOUNDSCAPE OF SKI RESORTS IN BAD HOFGASTEIN (AUSTRIA) AND BIAŁKA TATRZAŃSKA (POLAND)
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Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, University of Agriculture, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
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Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, University of Agriculture, al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Submission date: 2023-07-16
Final revision date: 2023-09-25
Acceptance date: 2023-10-03
Publication date: 2023-11-15
Corresponding author
Magdalena Maria Malec
Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland
Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland
Acta Sci. Pol. Formatio Circumiectus 2023;22(3):41-57
HIGHLIGHTS
- Przeprowadzone badania wskazują także iż relatywnie niewielkie ośrodki narciarskie o mniejszej liczbie narciarzy ale skumulowanej na niedużej powierzchni mogą mieć potencjalnie znacznie silniejsze oddziaływanie środowiskowe. W regionach górskich, które z różnym nasileniem poddawane są przez cały rok presji turystycznej ważne jest promowanie modelu turystyki zrównoważonej.
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ABSTRACT
Aim of the study:
Firstly, due to the different sizes and spatial organization of ski resorts, it is important to determine whether there is a local differentiation of the sound landscape within one resort. Secondly, due to the continuous expansion of the ski infrastructure, it is essential to develop methods for improving the quality of the acoustic environment. It is therefore necessary to determine whether there are acoustic differences between the different ski resorts.
Material and methods:
The research we conducted consisted in measuring the sound levels, and inventorying various types of acoustic events. The examined ski resorts, despite the difference in size of the areas they occupy and the numbers of users, are in many aspects comparable to each other.
Results and conclusions:
Ski resorts occupying a relatively small area but with a high concentration of infrastructure and skiers may exert a stronger environmental impact than resorts with a larger area and lesser density of infrastructure as well as a lower number of users per area. The skiers themselves, their manners, and their environmental consciousness have a great impact on the quality of the sound landscape.
Firstly, due to the different sizes and spatial organization of ski resorts, it is important to determine whether there is a local differentiation of the sound landscape within one resort. Secondly, due to the continuous expansion of the ski infrastructure, it is essential to develop methods for improving the quality of the acoustic environment. It is therefore necessary to determine whether there are acoustic differences between the different ski resorts.
Material and methods:
The research we conducted consisted in measuring the sound levels, and inventorying various types of acoustic events. The examined ski resorts, despite the difference in size of the areas they occupy and the numbers of users, are in many aspects comparable to each other.
Results and conclusions:
Ski resorts occupying a relatively small area but with a high concentration of infrastructure and skiers may exert a stronger environmental impact than resorts with a larger area and lesser density of infrastructure as well as a lower number of users per area. The skiers themselves, their manners, and their environmental consciousness have a great impact on the quality of the sound landscape.
| ISSN: | 1644-0765 |
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