Quantifying the carbon footprint of religious tourism: The case of Hajj

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-60

  El Hanandeh, Ali ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon neutral; Greenhouse gas emissions; Hajj; Religious tourism

Indexed keywords

CARBON NEUTRALITIES; CARBON NEUTRALS; EMISSION EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HAJJ; RELIGIOUS TOURISM; TRAVEL AND TOURISM;

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84878395975     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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