Evaluation on development efficiency of low-carbon tourism economy: A case study of Hubei Province, China

• Published in: Socio-economic planning sciences Vol. 66; pp. 47 - 57
• Main Authors: Zha, Jianping, He, Lamei, Liu, Yang, Shao, Yuhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emission; Case studies; Cities; Efficiency; Emissions; Entertainment; Low-carbon tourism; Measurement; Productivity; Shopping; Telecommunications; Tourism; Transportation; Hubei China; China; Low-carbon tourism; Cities; Efficiency; Carbon dioxide emission

Tourism is one of the emissions sources of CO2 and tourism activities can impose pressure on the ecological environment. The study constructed an evaluation framework of the direct and indirect CO2 emissions from tourism industry, and included the CO2 emission factor in the efficiency evaluation fra...