Identity and tourism mobility: An exploration of the attitude-behaviour gap

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 999-1016

  Hibbert, Julia F ^a,b   Dickinson, Janet E ^a   Gössling, Stefan ^b,c   Curtin, Susanna ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

behaviour change; environmental awareness; identity; tourism mobility

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MOBILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84887995907     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.826232     Document Type: Article

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