Tourism and water use: Supply, demand, and security. An international review

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Gössling, Stefan ^a,b   Peeters, Paul ^c   Hall, C Michael ^d   Ceron, Jean Paul ^e   Dubois, Ghislain ^f   Lehmann, La Vergne ^g   Scott, Daniel ^h  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WESTERN NORWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NHTV BREDA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^f Tourisme Environnement Consultants (TEC)   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Sustainability; Tourism; Water consumption; Water quality; Water security; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 80052478201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.03.015     Document Type: Review

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