A regional comparison of the implications of climate change for the golf industry in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8422774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Scott (0000-0003-0999-0963, University of Waterloo, corresponding author), Brenda Jones (University of Waterloo) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-232 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3658 • E-ISSN: 1541-0064 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2007.00175.x |
| OpenAlex | W1530789007 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
Golf is a recreation industry particularly sensitive to climate, yet the potential implications of climate change for the industry remain largely unexamined. This study presents findings of the first known impact assessment to compare the regional impacts of projected changes in the climate on the golf industry in Canada (or internationally). Empirical relationships between daily rounds played and four weather variables were defined through multiple regression analysis and then used to examine the potential impacts of two climate change scenarios on the length of the golf season and the number of rounds played in three regions of Canada (West Coast, Great Lakes, East Coast). Regionally, the West Coast region was projected to benefit the least from projected climate change, as golf courses that are currently open year round experienced only slight projected increases in rounds played in the 2020s and 2050s. Golf courses in the Great Lakes region could experience a 10‐ to 51‐day longer average golf season and a 21 percent to 3 percent increase in rounds as early as the 2020s, and an even more pronounced increase in the 2050s. East Coast golf courses were projected to benefit the most under both climate change scenarios, experiencing larger gains in average operating seasons (25 to 45 days in the 2020s) and a 40 percent to 48 percent increase in rounds played by as early as the 2020s
Climate change · Climatology · East coast · Geography · Physical geography · Political science · Recreation · West coast · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Geology · Oceanography · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |