Hospitality Industry Responses to Climate Change: A Benchmark Study of Taiwanese Tourist Hotels

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 92-107

  Su, Yi Ping ^a   Hall, C Michael ^a,b,c,d   Ozanne, Lucie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accommodation sector; environmental change; environmental programmes; implementation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BENCHMARKING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SERVICE SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84871318611     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.688513     Document Type: Article

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