Promoting low-carbon tourism through adaptive regional certification

Baumber, A; Merson, J; Lockhart Smith, C

Promoting low-carbon tourism through adaptive regional certification

Baumber, A

Merson, J Lockhart Smith, C

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Publisher:: MDPI AG
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Climate, 2021, 9, (1), pp. 1-22
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Baumber, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8560-8661
dc.contributor.author	Merson, J
dc.contributor.author	Lockhart Smith, C
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-28T01:55:21Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-28T01:55:21Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Climate, 2021, 9, (1), pp. 1-22
dc.identifier.issn	2225-1154
dc.identifier.issn	2225-1154
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/148446
dc.description.abstract	Climate change is a key issue in sustainable tourism, both in terms of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the tourism sector and the potential impacts of climate change on tourismdependent regions. Low-carbon tourism is an emerging paradigm based around emissions reduction by tourism businesses, as well as broader values of adaptation, transition and behavioral change. This article presents the results of a low-carbon tourism case study in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, where the Low-Carbon Living Program has successfully designed and implemented a low-carbon rating and certification scheme. This scheme covers emissions related to energy, waste and water and is based on regionally-specific data. The program has also succeeded in its aim of using the tourism industry as a catalyst for broader community action, having been expanded to schools and retailers in the case study region. A transferable regional model has been developed that is being adapted for use in new regions under a modular and decentralised program structure. However, questions remain around the impact of the program on participants’ carbon footprints and customer levels over time, as well as the suitability of a common scorecard system to diverse participant types.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Climate
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/cli9010015
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Promoting low-carbon tourism through adaptive regional certification
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	9
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-04-28T01:54:54Z
pubs.issue	1
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	9
utslib.citation.issue	1

Abstract:

Climate change is a key issue in sustainable tourism, both in terms of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the tourism sector and the potential impacts of climate change on tourismdependent regions. Low-carbon tourism is an emerging paradigm based around emissions reduction by tourism businesses, as well as broader values of adaptation, transition and behavioral change. This article presents the results of a low-carbon tourism case study in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, where the Low-Carbon Living Program has successfully designed and implemented a low-carbon rating and certification scheme. This scheme covers emissions related to energy, waste and water and is based on regionally-specific data. The program has also succeeded in its aim of using the tourism industry as a catalyst for broader community action, having been expanded to schools and retailers in the case study region. A transferable regional model has been developed that is being adapted for use in new regions under a modular and decentralised program structure. However, questions remain around the impact of the program on participants’ carbon footprints and customer levels over time, as well as the suitability of a common scorecard system to diverse participant types.

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