氣候變遷對溯溪活動之衝擊與業者調適因應策略

Impact of Climate Change on River Trekking and Adaptation Strategies of River Trekking Operators

過往探討氣候變遷與戶外遊憩之相關研究，多著重於溫帶地區的活動，相對在其他區域或氣候型態及其遊憩活動的討論較少，國內研究則以遊憩者角度為主，有關業者之調適因應尚待更深入的探究。本研究旨在瞭解氣候變遷對溯溪活動之衝擊及業者調適因應策略，以補足研究缺口。研究深度訪談7位溯溪活動業者，運用內容分析法，歸納出氣候變遷對溯溪活動的衝擊包含活動執行（可活動時間改變、極端天氣事件）與事前考量（參與者態度、成本考量）兩構面；業者之調適因應策略包含資訊性調適（預報資訊蒐集、現地場勘、資訊交流）、裝備技能調適（裝備、技能提升）與安全認知建立（參與者安全教育、關係建立）等三構面，並據此提出管理意涵與未來研究建議。

Past studies regarding climate change and outdoor recreation have focused mainly on activities in temperate zones. Discussions of activities taking place in other regions or climate types remain unexplored. Further, while domestic studies have emphasized the perspectives of recreationists, the adaptation of operators needs to be understood. To fill the research gap, the current study aims to explore the impact of climate change on river trekking and the adaptation strategies employed by operators. In-depth interviews with seven operators of river trekking were conducted. Through content analysis, the author extracted two dimensions from the impact of climate change: impact on on-site river trekking activities (change of activity time and extreme weather events) and impact on concerns in advance (participants' attitudes and cost concerns), as well as three dimensions from operators' adaptation strategies: informational adaptation (weather forecast, on-site evaluation, information interchange), equipment and skill adaptation (equipment, skill improvement), and safety awareness development (safety instruction for participants, relationship building). Based on the results, managerial implications and suggestions for future research were proposed.