Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Behaviors in Tourism - A Perception Study of Asian Visitors from a Protection Motivation Theory Perspective

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 721-735

  Horng, Jeou Shyan ^a,b   Hu, Meng Lei Monica ^c   Teng, Chih Ching Chris ^d   Lin, Lin ^e  

^a DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

energy saving and carbon reduction; low carbon tourism; pro environmental behavior; protection motivation theory

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84897401899     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2013.797002     Document Type: Article

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