Calculating tourism's carbon footprint: Measuring the impact of investments

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 111, Issue , 2016, Pages 529-537

  Cadarso, María Á ^a   Gómez, Nuria ^a   López, Luis A ^a   Tobarra, María Á ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; CO2 emissions; Environmental responsibility; Input output analysis; Investment; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINERY;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); TOURISM; TOURISM CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORT VEHICLES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84949845536     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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