GHG emission-based eco-efficiency study on tourism itinerary products in Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 604-622

  Yang, Guihua ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Zheng, Biao ^a   Zhang, Yiqun ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions; Eco efficiency; Greenhouse gas; Shangri La; Tourism itinerary product

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 58049107280     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500802475943     Document Type: Article

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