The greenhouse gas intensity of the tourism sector: The case of Switzerland

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-140

  Perch Nielsen, Sabine ^a   Sesartic, Ana ^b   Stucki, Matthias ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air transport; Climate change; Eco efficiency; Greenhouse gas intensity; Switzerland; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; TOURISM; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 77649186106     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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