The Research on the Environmental Results of the Movement of Tourists: Focused on a Carbon Footprint Approach

• Published in: The Convergence Tourism Contents Society Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 33 - 48
• Main Authors: Lee, Ha-Jeong, Koo, Bon-Ki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 융합관광콘텐츠학회 30.06.2020
• Subjects: 관광학
• ISSN: 2508-5646; 2508-5654
• DOI: 10.22556/jctc.2020.6.1.33

This study estimated and analyzed the amount of carbon emissions by applying the travel distance and the emission coefficient by means of transportation according to the difference in transportation used by domestic tourists to reveal the environmental results through carbon footprint, which is the amount of carbon emitted during the migration process. Studies have shown that each tourist produces an average of 25 kilograms of carbon per tour activity, and that age, education level and marital status, which are the socioeconomic characteristics of tourists, have no significant impact on carbon emissions. It was estimated that 4,207,000 tons of carbon would be emitted annually to all tourists. The results of the study, which quantified the amount of carbon emitted by applying carbon footprint due to the movement of tourists, showed that it accounted for 4.22 to 6.28 percent of the carbon emitted by the nation's total transportation annually, and also that the carbon emissions from tourists' access to carbon footprint were resolved by 12 million pine trees.The need for increased efficiency of energy consumption and the use of renewable energy is required to reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change, which may suggest that green growth linked to green industries should be made in the tourism sector as well. Further research should be carried out by supplementing more details such as differences in carbon emissions depending on the type of fuel by means of transportation in the future. KCI Citation Count: 0