Climate Change and Tourism: An Overview

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 4-20

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

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate change; consumer; tourism; tourist

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

EID: 84871346010     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2012.688509     Document Type: Article

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