Reviewing the carbon footprint analysis of hotels: Life Cycle Energy Analysis (LCEA) as a holistic method for carbon impact appraisal of tourist accommodation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 1917-1930

  Filimonau, Viachaslau ^a   Dickinson, Janet ^a   Robbins, Derek ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Hotel; Impact assessment; LCA

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON INTENSITY; CURRENT ENERGY; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HOTEL INDUSTRY; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LCA; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; POLICY MAKING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HOTELS; LAUNDRIES; LIFE CYCLE; RATING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80052455728     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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