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well as environmental issues involving Antarctica, both prior to their tourist visit to Antarctica and following it. This … knowledge of Antarctica. The comparative importance of Antarctic wildlife as a factor motivating respondents to undertake their … of respondents to several environmental issues involving Antarctica, (eg. the commercial use of its natural resources and …
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agreements and regulations affecting environmental management in Antarctica. Following an outline of the survey methodology and … was in convincing these tourists to undertake their trip to Antarctica, the importance to the tourists of seeing different … species of wildlife and the relative importance of wildlife compared with other attractions of the tour to Antarctica. Views …
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The paper describes the design process of a photovoltaic (PV)-wind power system to be installed in the very challenging ambient conditions of the French-Italian Antarctic Base. Concordia Base has been built with the collaboration of Italian consortium PRNA, French Polar Institute IPEV and...
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humans working and living in Antarctica. The purchase, transportation and storage of large amounts of fossil fuel entail … panels and wind turbines have been found to be effective in Antarctica, demonstrating that harsh environmental conditions and …
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This article provides general background on the development of tourism in Antarctica and environmental concerns raised … by it. However, the major part of it reports on and interprets the results from a survey of tourists visiting Antarctica … knowledge of Antarctica before and after their visit, the relative importance to these visitors of seeing different species of …
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Antarctica (71°40’ S 2° 50’ W). A procedure to evaluate the feasibility of utilising wind power for Antarctic stations is given …. Special attention has been given to conditions encountered at Antarctica, like site accessibility, low temperatures, icing and …
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The technical and economic feasibility of utilizing solar energy at South Africa's SANAE IV station in Antarctica was …
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of research stations in Antarctica. This has been reflected by national operators and researchers offering varied …
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on the continent of Antarctica by using sail-like wind dams incorporating air turbines. Electricity can be used to make … exploration and exploitation efforts easier on Antarctica. We offer the technical specifications for the Fabric Aerial Dam and …
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