Estimating the carbon footprint of Australian tourism

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-376

  Dwyer, Larry ^a   Forsyth, Peter ^b   Spurr, Ray ^c   Hoque, Serajul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon sinks; Climate change; Ecological footprint; Emissions; Environment; Socioeconomic impacts

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOTOURISM; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77951163090     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580903513061     Document Type: Article

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