Recent years saw the global wave of new low-carbon economy which is a strategic measure to cope with global warming, and it has gained concerns from many governments. As the representatives of developing countries, China is responsible for “common but distinguishing duty for global climate change.” Many policies have been made to develop low-carbon economy with the hope to advocate and innovate...

The need to improve the accuracy of carbon emission measurements is a major issue which the tourism industry must resolve in order to reduce adverse impacts on climate change and the environment. This study established a detailed consumption list based on household survey data and calculated the carbon emissions of accommodation and services of the rural tourism industry of Mount Qingcheng usin...

background: heat stress evaluation and timely notification, especially using meteorological data is an important issue attracted attention in recent years. therefore, this study aimed at answering the following research questions: 1) can enthalpy as a common environmental parameter reported by meteorological agencies be applied accurately for evaluation of thermal condition of outdoor settings,...

Despite the valuable economic benefits of tourism, it must be highlighted that tourism industry is an important source stress for environment with main influence on tourist destinations. The aim this study to investigate elements environmental sustainability in as key factors competitiveness using entropy methods. According authors’ knowledge, first time model applied Environmental indicators, ...

Thirty years ago, Donald Swanson coined the term ‘Undiscovered Public Knowledge’ to refer to the product of the synthesis of previous research. In the current climate, in a range of disciplines relevant to tourism research (e.g. policy, management, economics and psychology) there has been an increasing interest in the maximisation and re-use of previous research through a range of research synt...

The Fujairah Emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has many important cultural and archaeological sites. These include the Fujairah and Al-Bithna Forts and the Al-Bidyah Mosque. With increasing tourism patronage and development of major infrastructure projects in Fujairah, these sites are increasingly under threat. Their present condition requires careful mapping for proper management and f...