Estimated Carbon Footprint of foreign tourists in Iceland. A bottom-up analysis of direct CO2 emissions

• Main Author: Viðar Jökull Björnsson 1981-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði; Ferðaþjónusta; Umhverfisáhrif; Ferðamenn; Geira; Varpa; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19867

The tourism industry plays a major role in the Icelandic economy. Tourism can bring about economical prosperity and social wellbeing, but that contribution can often be at the expense of the natural environment – both on a local and global scale. The focus of this research is a carbon footprint anal...