Attitudes of Tourism Students to the Environment and Climate Change

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 108-143

  McKercher, Bob ^a   Prideaux, Bruce ^b   Pang, Sharon F H ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

climate change; global warming; tourism

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBAL WARMING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STUDENT; TOURISM;

EID: 84871332042     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.688514     Document Type: Article

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