Carbon Footprint of Inbound Tourism to Iceland: A Consumption-Based Life-Cycle Assessment including Direct and Indirect Emissions

Carbon Footprint of Inbound Tourism to Iceland: A Consumption-Based Life-Cycle Assessment including Direct and Indirect Emissions

The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by tourism have been studied from several perspectives, but few studies exist that include all direct and indirect emissions, particularly those from aviation. In this study, an input/output-based hybrid life-cycle assessment (LCA) method is developed to ass...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hannah Sharp, Josefine Grundius, Jukka Heinonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
carbon footprint
greenhouse gas
life-cycle assessment
input-output
tourism
transport
aviation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/11/1147

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