Browsing TØI Vitenarkiv by Author "Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen"
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Exploring length of stay: International tourism in south-western Norway
Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Gössling, Stefan; Dybedal, Petter; Skogheim, Thea S. (Journal article, 2018-03-20)Exploring length of stay: International tourism in south-western Norway -
More Clouds on the Horizon? Polar Tourists' Weather Tolerances in the Context of Climate Change
Denstadli, Jon Martin; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-28)This article examines high Arctic summer tourists’ weather perceptions and tolerances. Given that global warming strikes Arctic regions more forcefully than other parts of the world, an improved understanding of visitors’ ... -
Natural hazard experiences and adaptations: A study of winter climate-induced road closures in Norway
Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Saarinen, Jarkko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-06)The effects of global climate change include more extreme weather events that harm lifeline infrastructure such as road access. The questionnaire-based study takes a unique natural experiment approach to subjective personal ... -
Overtourism, optimisation, and destination performance indicators: a case study of activities in Fjord Norway
Oklevik, Ove; Gössling, Stefan; Hall, C. Michael; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Grøtte, Ivar Petter; McCabe, Scott (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-23)Many global tourist destinations have experienced growth in arrivals. This has triggered various conflicts in destinations and sparked debates as to how to deal with what is increasingly referred to as ‘overtourism’. Most ... -
Practices in-between: Norwegian long-term visitors in Mediterranean Spain
Selstad, Leif; Nogues-Pedregal, Antonio Miguel; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-19)During initial ethnographic fieldwork among Norwegian long-term visitors in the province of Alicante in Spain, these visitors expressed concern about the manner in which they were portrayed in the Norwegian news media, in ... -
Present and future changes in winter climate indices relevant for access disruptions in Troms, northern Norway
Dyrrdal, Anita Verpe; Isaksen, Ketil; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Nilsen, Irene Brox (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-30)A number of seaside communities in Troms, northern Norway, are vulnerable to sudden weather-induced access disruptions due to high-impact weather and dependency on one or few roads. In this paper we study changes in winter ... -
Silos as barriers to public sector climate adaptation and preparedness: insights from road closures in Norway
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-08)Organisational perspectives propose that structural arrangements affect policy outcomes. Drawing on these perspectives, it is worthwhile to find out whether and how disagreements among public authorities create barriers ... -
Travel discontinuities, enforced holidaying-at-home and alternative leisure travel futures after COVID-19
Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Farstad, Eivind; Higham, James; Hopkins, Debbie; Landa-Mata, Iratxe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-14)The paralysis of global tourism caused by COVID-19 made it possible to conduct a unique and nearly real-time online survey to investigate adaptations and reactions to sudden severe leisure travel restrictions among residents ... -
Withstanding winter vulnerabilities: A way of life in a northern seaside community
Heimtun, Bente; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-25)This study responds to the dearth of qualitative research on long-term adaptation to winter climate-induced access and safety problems in rural areas in Western welfare societies. Based on qualitative interviews with 19 ...