Short-haul city travel is truly environmentally sustainable
Journal
Tourism Management
ISSN
0261-5177
ISSN-Digital
1879-3193
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-08-01
Author(s)
Abstract
With rising interest in and concern about climate change and environmental sustainability, and the significance of the tourism industry worldwide, the impact of tourism-related activities and behaviors on the environment has become a key area of research. In particular, transport related to tourism has come under scrutiny for its contribution to the ecological footprint of tourism of a destination, mostly accounted for by the dominance of air travel. This study contributes to research in this area by identifying the types of travel situations in which tourists make environmentally friendly choices about travel modes and, consequently, which types of tourism destinations should seek to develop and promote in order to minimize the environmental impact of the tourist sector on both an individual destination and global scale.
Funding(s)
Language
English
Keywords
Ecological footprint
Environmentally friendly
Sustainability
Tourism transport
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Publisher place
Amsterdam
Volume
31
Number
4
Start page
505
End page
512
Pages
8
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
54496