Environmental and energy-related challenges to sustainable tourism in the United States and China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 379-388

  Day, Jonathon ^a   Cai, Liping ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental management; green hotels; sustainable tourism; tourism system

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; ECOTOURISM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867015250     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.675600     Document Type: Article

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