The carbon impact of short-haul tourism: A case study of UK travel to Southern France using life cycle analysis

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 628-638

  Filimonau, Viachaslau ^a   Dickinson, Janet ^b   Robbins, Derek ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Indirect impact; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Tourism; Transportation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL VARIATIONS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INDIRECT IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; TRANSPORTATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84890316988     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.052     Document Type: Article

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