Greenhouse gas emissions from marine tours: A case study of Australian tour boat operators

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-270

  Byrnes, T A ^a   Warnken, J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boats; Greenhouse gas; Tour boat operators; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33744487377     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580608669058     Document Type: Article

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