کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1012055 | 1482638 | 2014 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• A framework is provided to measure the national tourism carbon footprint.
• It is based on the Tourism Satellite Account and the Environmentally Extended Input–Output model.
• Islands may incur half of the tourism carbon footprint outside their territory.
Given concerns over greenhouse gases and the role of tourism in generating such environmental externality, a consistent carbon measurement framework is needed. This paper combines principles derived from production and consumption accounting measures to better allocate the responsibility for carbon emissions. Utilizing a boundary that includes domestic tourism expenditure, inbound tourism expenditure, and local spending associated with outbound travel, this paper (a) proposes a framework to measure the domestic total carbon effect and foreign-sourced effect, and (b) applies the analytical framework to Taiwan. The empirical study indicates that the carbon emissions for domestic tourism industries, international aviation, and imports accounted for 47%, 28% and 25% of the tourism carbon footprint. It is suggested that an island's dependence on both aviation and international trade leads to a larger share of emissions outside their geographic territory with respect to tourism development.
Journal: Tourism Management - Volume 45, December 2014, Pages 16–27