Energy saving and carbon reduction management indicators for natural attractions: a case study in Taiwan

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1125-1149

  Horng, Jeou Shyan ^a,b   Hu, Meng Lei ^c   Teng, Chih Ching ^d   Lin, Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

climate change; ecotourism; environmental management indicators; tourism attraction; tourism impacts; tourism industry

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84869846176     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.663380     Document Type: Article

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