Carbon management in tourism: mitigating the impacts on climate change /
by Stefan Gossling
- London : Routledge , 2011.
- xviii, 345p.
- Routledge international series in tourism, business and management. .
1. Travel, Tourism and Carbon Management -- 2. Climate Change Mitigation : Reasons for Advocacy -- 3. Climate Change : The Physical Basis -- 4. Climate Change Mitigation -- 5. Tourism and Climate Change -- 6. Trends in Emissions From Tourism -- 7. Understanding Emission Growth in Tourism -- 8. Mitigation : Systemic Considerations for Restructuring -- 9. Mitigation : Technology -- 10. Mitigation : Management -- 11. Mitigation : Education -- 12. Mitigation : Behavioural Change -- 13. Mitigation : Politics & Research -- 14. Planning for Change, Exploring Innovation.
Climate change is one of the single most important global environmental issues facing the world today and is emerging as a major topic in tourism studies. This book is devoted to carbon emission reductions and to showcase a wide range of practical mitigation measures.