A critical review of methods for tourism climate change appraisal: life cycle assessment as a new approach

被引:43
作者
Filimonau, Viachaslau [1 ]
Dickinson, Janet E. [1 ]
Robbins, Derek [1 ]
Reddy, Maharaj Vijay [1 ]
机构
[1] Bournemouth Univ, Sch Tourism, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset, England
关键词
sustainability assessment; carbon footprint analysis; life cycle assessment; climate change; holiday package; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; GREENHOUSE GASES; EMBODIED ENERGY; SUSTAINABILITY; RELEVANCE; TRANSPORT; MANAGEMENT; PROVINCE;
D O I
10.1080/09669582.2010.527345
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This paper reviews existing approaches to assessing tourism sustainability, especially its contribution to climate change. It assesses ecological footprint analysis, environmental impact assessment and input-output analysis but finds them inaccurate and unreliable. It goes on to argue that life cycle assessment (LCA) is a more promising tool for tourism climate change impact assessment, highlighting important areas where LCA application can contribute towards better understanding of tourism's role in global climatic changes. To demonstrate the applicability of the LCA methodology, a case study of a short weekend holiday trip is presented. Related greenhouse gas emissions are measured comparing LCA and alternative carbon footprint calculation methods. The comparison demonstrates markedly different results. The reasons for the discrepancy along with the potential of LCA to estimate the oindirecto carbon contribution of the holiday trip's components are discussed. A key feature of the LCA calculation is that for short-haul trips the proportional impact of accommodation-related emissions is shown to be larger than in earlier calculations, while transport impacts are reduced.
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页数:24
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