Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate change

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-58

  Gössling, Stefan ^a,b   Scott, Daniel ^c   Hall, C Michael ^d   Ceron, Jean Paul ^e   Dubois, Ghislain ^f  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Climate change; Demand responses; Perceptions; Travel motivation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 82755161761     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.11.002     Document Type: Review

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