The greenhouse gas intensity of the tourism sector: The case of Switzerland

Perch-Nielsen, Sabine; Sesartić, Ana; Stucki, Matthias

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2009.12.002

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“…Studies show the effects of tourism, transport activities, lumber exploitation, agriculture and animal breeding. Recent studies are predominantly focused on the Alps [29,30], mainly the Swiss Alps [3,[31][32][33], Austrian Alps [7,31] and German Alps [34], the Tatra Mountains (a chain sector of the Carpathians) in Slovakia [35] and Poland [14], the Pyrenées Mountains [6], on the mountain areas of North America [2,[36][37][38] or mountain areas less representative for practicing mountain tourism from countries such as Greece [13], Great Britain [39], Nepal [3,11], Australia [40,41], Nigeria [15] and India [42].…”

Section: Sustainable Development Of Tourism In Mountain Areasmentioning

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Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

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Abstract:The article aims to identify the degree to which tourism managers who work in Romania in the area of the Carpathian Mountains have implemented sustainable development practices. It also assesses the quantification of their availability to be informed and to apply voluntary tools of sustainable development. Qualitative research based on the method of semi-structured in-depth interviews was conducted, with 34 managers who work in the accommodation units in the Romanian Carpathians. Results show that most managers are concerned with issues linked to sustainable evolution of the accommodation unit they manage. The researchers have noticed a low interest in sustainable evolution negatively correlated with the comfort level of the accommodation unit and competitiveness. Based on these results the authors recommend the adoption of measures that may allow sustainable development, and for the Romanian authorities to encourage the increase in the number of tourism units that can use sustainable management systems. This can be done through accessible rules, development of networks that may offer information about good practices and codes of conduct, as well as the possibility to participate in exchange programs.

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Section: Sustainable Development Of Tourism In Mountain Areasmentioning

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“…Likewise, environmental externalities are not addressed in this paper, as these are not specific to aviation and also extended to other transport modes and industries. Environmental externalities are however significant in aviation, because the sector is more energy-intense than most others [30,31], while the failure to (fully) charge for greenhouse gas emissions may be considered a subsidy (e.g., [32]). The paper also omits any discussion of 'perverse' subsidies with economically and environmentally negative outcomes [33].…”

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Subsidies in Aviation

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Abstract:Relatively little attention has been paid to the existence of subsidies in aviation. As the sector's importance for economic development is often highlighted, this paper seeks to provide a conceptual overview of the various forms of subsidies in aviation, as a contribution to a more holistic understanding of economic interrelationships. Based on a purposive sampling strategy, existing forms of subsidies are identified and categorized along the value chain. Focus is on industrialized countries, for which more information is available. Results indicate that significant subsidies are extended to manufacturers, infrastructure providers and airlines. These contribute to global economic growth related to aviation, but they also influence capacity in global aviation markets, strengthen the market position of individual airlines, and create conflicts between airlines and the countries they are based in. While the actual scale of subsidies cannot be determined within the scope of this paper, it provides a discussion of options to empirically assess the effects of aviation subsidies on market outcomes. Finally, general conclusions regarding the impact of subsidies on the overall sustainability of the air transport sector are drawn: These include rapidly growing capacity in the aviation system, economic vulnerabilities, and negative climate change related impacts. Results call for a better understanding of the distribution, character and implications of subsidies.

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“…In addition, TCF analysis should include both direct and indirect impacts [48,49], and some studies [20,21,27,50] have followed this principle. However, some assessments [51,52] have been restricted to direct carbon emissions and have excluded indirect emissions, causing inaccurate results.…”

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Progress and Prospects for Tourism Footprint Research

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Yi-yuan

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Abstract:The tourism footprint family comprises the tourism ecological footprint (TEF), the tourism carbon footprint (TCF) and the tourism water footprint (TWF). The tourism footprint represents an important tool for quantitatively assessing the impact of tourism activities on the ecosystem of a tourist destination. This paper systematically reviews the relevant literature on TEF, TCF and TWF, analyses and summarizes the main progress and failures in the analytical frameworks, research methods, measurement results, environmental impacts and reductions in the tourism footprint. This paper also proposes areas for further developing the tourism footprint research, including unifying the analytical frameworks and boundaries of the tourism footprint, distinguishing the geographical scope of the tourism footprint effectively, improving the process of analyzing the environmental impact of the tourism footprint, measuring the tourism footprint scientifically and roundly, performing space-time calculations of the tourism footprint, and expanding the tourism footprint family by introducing new members. Accordingly, this paper is devoted to the continued study of the tourism footprint.

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The greenhouse gas intensity of the tourism sector: The case of Switzerland

Cited by 147 publications

References 24 publications

Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

Approaching the Sustainable Development Practices in Mountain Tourism in the Romanian Carpathians

Subsidies in Aviation

Progress and Prospects for Tourism Footprint Research

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