Decoupling indicators of CO2 emissions from the tourism industry in China: 1990-2012

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 390-397

  Tang, Zi ^a,b   Shang, Jie ^c,d   Shi, Changbo ^b   Liu, Zheng ^b   Bi, Kexin ^e  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

^c NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Decoupling index; Tourism industry

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATES; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CHINA; DECOUPLING EFFECTS; DECOUPLING INDEX; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; TOTAL CO; TOURISM INDUSTRY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84905453854     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.041     Document Type: Article

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