Carbon dioxide emissions of Antarctic tourism

Antarctic Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 556-566

  Farreny, Ramon ^a,b   Oliver Solà, Jordi ^a,b   Lamers, Machiel ^c   Amelung, Bas ^c   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,b   Rieradevall, Joan ^a,b   Boada, Martí ^a,b   Benayas, Javier ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

climate change; environmental impact; flight; greenhouse gases; sustainable tourism; vessel

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PASSENGER SHIP; TOURISM; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 82155163886     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102011000435     Document Type: Article

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