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Developing an evaluation index system for low-carbon tourist attractions in China – A case study examining the Xixi wetland

Qian Cheng, +2 more
- 01 Jun 2013 - 
- Vol. 36, Iss: 36, pp 314-320
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In this article, the authors empirically examined an evaluation index system for low carbon tourism attractions and extended previous research on low-carbon tourism, using the Xixi wetland as a case study.
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This article is published in Tourism Management.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 67 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tourism geography & Sustainable tourism.

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Evaluating regional low-carbon tourism strategies using the fuzzy Delphi- analytic network process approach

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a fuzzy Delphi-ANP approach to suggest which low-carbon tourism strategy should be adopted in Chengguan District in the coming years.
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Visitor attraction management: A critical review of research 2009–2014

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report a reduced reliance on case study and qualitative research, towards a significant increase in the use of quantitative methods to investigate and analyse the data gathered in relation to management issues experienced at sites, highlighting the need for researchers to combine academic and practitioner needs to support the sector with relevant and accessible research.
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Global difference in the relationships between tourism, economic growth, CO2 emissions, and primary energy consumption.

TL;DR: In this article, the difference of the multi-relationships between tourism, environment, and economic growth is investigated and little is known about multivariate difference between tourism and environment, but the difference is well understood.
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A study on the coupling coordination between tourism and the low-carbon city

TL;DR: In this article, the authors aim to establish a comprehensive evaluation system and to empirically investigate the couplicity of tourism in low-carbon cities (LCCs) and to evaluate the impact of tourism on low carbon cities.
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The sightseeing bus schedule optimization under Park and Ride System in tourist attractions

TL;DR: The numerical results show that the sightseeing bus schedule optimization method can decrease passenger waiting time efficiently and can be applied to more realistic tourism attractions.
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Sustainability indicators for managing community tourism

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed indicators to measure community tourism development within a sustainable framework using a modified Delphi technique, which employed a panel of 38 academic researchers in tourism provided input into developing the indicators.
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The development of indicators for sustainable tourism: results of a Delphi survey of tourism researchers

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of a two-round Delphi survey conducted into expert opinion on the development of indicators to measure the movement of the tourism product at a company/resort level towards a position of greater or lesser sustainability.
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Evaluating ecotourism sustainability from the integrated perspective of resource, community and tourism

TL;DR: In this paper, a Taiwanese indigenous ecotourism site was taken as an example, and the Delphi technique was used to identify evaluation indicators of this tourist destination, including economic, social, and environmental concerns.
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The preference analysis for tourist choice of destination: A case study of Taiwan

TL;DR: In this article, a 4-level AHP model, consisting of 22 attributes on the 4th level, was proposed and tested using data collected from tourists visiting Taiwan to establish the relative importance of pre-selected factors (criteria) by using fuzzy set theory and TOPSIS, the preference of 8 given destinations corresponding to each criterion can be evaluated and given final ranking.
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