Inter-market variability in CO2 emission-intensities in tourism: Implications for destination marketing and carbon management

Tourism Management

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 203-212

  Gössling, Stefan ^a,b   Scott, Daniel ^c   Hall, C Michael ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air travel; Carbon management; Climate change; Demarketing; Destination management; Destination marketing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; MARKETING; POLICY APPROACH; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; AIR TRANSPORTATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84904550824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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