Quantifying energy use, carbon dioxide emission, and other environmental loads from island tourism based on a life cycle assessment approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1324-1330

  Kuo, Nae Wen ^a   Chen, Pei Hun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Environmental loads; Life cycle assessment; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CO2 EMISSIONS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; HUMAN SOCIETY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LOCAL PEOPLE; NEW APPROACHES; TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISCHARGES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; SOLID WASTES; WASTEWATER;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 67649577234     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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