Tourists' perception of international air travel's impact on the global climate and potential climate change policies

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-368

  Becken, Susanne ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air travel; Carbon budget; Carbon tax; Tourism; Voluntary initiatives

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION TAX; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 34547749801     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost710.0     Document Type: Article

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