Climate change and tourism futures: responses by Australian tourism agencies
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Article Title | Climate change and tourism futures: responses by Australian tourism agencies |
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ERA Journal ID | 19689 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zeppel, Heather (Author) and Beaumont, Narelle (Author) |
Journal Title | Tourism and Hospitality Research: the Surrey quarterly review |
Journal Citation | 12 (2), pp. 73-88 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1467-3584 |
1742-9692 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1467358412444807 |
Web Address (URL) | http://thr.sagepub.com/content/12/2/73.abstract |
Abstract | There is a growing body of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on tourism destinations and about tourism’s commitment to address these impacts. However, there has been limited research about climate change responses by national or sub-national tourism agencies and the role they play in providing information, incentives and leadership to encourage the uptake of climate change actions by the industry. This paper assesses the climate change responses of nine Australian government tourism agencies. Information on climate change, sustainability and green business practices is drawn from the corporate websites, annual reports, tourism plans, fact sheets, and case studies produced by one national, six state and two territory tourism agencies from 2007 to 2010. The paper focuses on how government tourism agencies are addressing climate change mitigation by promoting carbon reduction initiatives and carbon offsetting schemes. Climate change tourism responses are more developed in Australian states with climate change policies and in destinations vulnerable to the impacts of climate change or dependent on long haul travellers. To date, few government tourism agencies report on their own carbon footprint or mitigation and offset measures. This study highlights a range of mitigation options that will assist government tourism agencies to address climate change impacts through policies, strategic plans and green business advice for tourism operators. |
Keywords | climate change; mitigation; Australia; government tourism agencies; carbon footprint; carbon offsetting |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 319902. Global change biology |
350805. Tourism resource appraisal | |
410102. Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Sustainable Business and Development |
School of Management and Marketing | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1v3q/climate-change-and-tourism-futures-responses-by-australian-tourism-agencies
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