Promoting Low-Carbon Tourism through Adaptive Regional Certification
| Autor: | Chris Lockhart Smith, John Merson, Alex Baumber |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Atmospheric Science
Balanced scorecard certification media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences adaptive Climate change Certification mitigation Greenhouse gas 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing lcsh:Q Psychological resilience Business Adaptation (computer science) lcsh:Science Environmental planning resilience 050212 sport leisure & tourism Sustainable tourism Tourism media_common ratings |
| Zdroj: | Climate Volume 9 Issue 1 Climate, Vol 9, Iss 15, p 15 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2225-1154 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/cli9010015 |
| Popis: | Climate change is a key issue in sustainable tourism, both in terms of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the tourism sector and the potential impacts of climate change on tourism-dependent regions. Low-carbon tourism is an emerging paradigm based around emissions reduction by tourism businesses, as well as broader values of adaptation, transition and behavioral change. This article presents the results of a low-carbon tourism case study in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, where the Low-Carbon Living Program has successfully designed and implemented a low-carbon rating and certification scheme. This scheme covers emissions related to energy, waste and water and is based on regionally-specific data. The program has also succeeded in its aim of using the tourism industry as a catalyst for broader community action, having been expanded to schools and retailers in the case study region. A transferable regional model has been developed that is being adapted for use in new regions under a modular and decentralised program structure. However, questions remain around the impact of the program on participants&rsquo carbon footprints and customer levels over time, as well as the suitability of a common scorecard system to diverse participant types. |
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