Simulation and prediction of decarbonated development in tourist attractions associated with low-carbon economy

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2320-2337

  Luo, Yuyan ^a   Jin, Maozhu ^b   Ren, Peiyu ^b   Liao, Zhixue ^b   Zhu, Zhongfu ^c  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Management Science and System Science   (China)

^c Zhang Zha Zhen   (China)

Author keywords

Decarbonated development; Jiuzhai valley; System dynamics; Tourist attractions system

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84899145033     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6042320     Document Type: Article

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