Research on environmental impacts of tourism in China: Progress and prospect

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2972-2983

  Zhong, Linsheng ^a   Deng, Jinyang ^b   Song, Zengwen ^a   Ding, Peiyi ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Environment; Impact; Progress; Prospect; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PROGRESS; PROSPECT; SOCIO-CULTURAL; TOURISM INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

SURFACE WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EUTROPHICATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEWAGE; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL EROSION; TOURISM; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 80052027995     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.07.011     Document Type: Review

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