Essays about: "tourism emissions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words tourism emissions.

1. 1. Elite Athletes’ Travel Behaviour to/from Sport Events : A Case Study of Biathlon

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Marie Lerho; [2024]
   Keywords : transportation; sport tourism; elite athletes; environmental sustainability; travel behaviour; public transportation; environmental concern; value-action gap; high-cost situation;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses how elite athletes travel to/from sport events and which barriers prevent them from engaging in a more sustainable travel behaviour. For this purpose, unstructured interviews with elite athletes were conducted to gain an in-depth understanding about travel experiences and decision-making from elite athletes’ perspective. READ MORE

3. 2. Travel behavior of mountain bikers: : A case study on sustainable transportation choices

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Henk Högemann; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Bearing in mind that the car as a mode of transportation is responsible for more than one third of all tourism-related emissions worldwide and that a growing number of destinations offer mountain biking as nature-based tourism product, it becomes relevant to investigate mountain bikers with regarding their travel behavior. Therefore, the aim of this master thesis is to understand the transportation mode choice behavior of mountain bike (MTB) tourists when engaging in mountain bike specific vacation. READ MORE

4. 3. Fighting for Sustainability: A Case Study about Tenerife's Activism Movement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Felicitas Brodtrager; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable destination development; activism; tourism impacts; stakeholder involvement; sustainability; alternative tourism model; system thinking; doughnut economics;

   Abstract : This research explores the perspectives of the opinion leaders of the activism movement in Tenerife on tourism on the island and the solutions proposed by these stakeholders to the current sustainability problems related to tourism. These issues include tourist's misbehavior in natural protected areas, waste, submarine emissions of residual water sewage, water shortage, gentrification, overtourism, overpopulation, 14,6% of unemployment in 2022, decline of agricultural land, high population density, etc. READ MORE

5. 4. A metabolic analysis of Menorca during the 2020 lockdown using the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Oscar Martín Carles; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; metabolic analysis; MuSIASEM; COVID-19; Menorca; island;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic forced many countries to put forth severe lockdown restrictions in order to stop the spread of the virus. Spain was one the most affected countries in Europe, and its non-essential socio-economic activities faced strict restrictions in the free movement of people. READ MORE

6. 5. INVESTIGATING THE EKC HYPOTHESIS IN SUB SAHARA AFRICA : The role of tourism

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Renson Gatsinzi; [2022]
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   Abstract : This thesis attempts to investigate the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and examine the role of tourism in environmental pollution in the region. The study applies panel data from 28 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1995-2014. READ MORE