志愿者旅游的碳足迹

IF 0.7 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
S. E. Geneidy, Stefan Baumeister
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摘要

旅游业正在快速发展,其碳足迹也在快速增长。除了传统旅游之外,一种新的旅游形式,即所谓的公益旅游,已经出现了。因此,现有文献中关于公益旅游的讨论主要围绕其对发展中国家社区健康和教育以及当地环境的积极影响展开。然而,很少有人注意到它对气候的影响。本研究旨在调查公益旅游的碳足迹。这些数据是由印度当地的一个非政府组织(NGO)收集的,该组织与志愿旅游者一起工作。在印度逗留的碳足迹和往返飞机的碳足迹都被考虑在内。结果表明,虽然志愿者停留期间的碳足迹与当地人相当,但飞行对志愿者碳足迹的贡献显著。根据飞行距离和停留时间的长短,飞行产生的碳足迹的平均份额可能在83%到96%之间。文章的结论是,应该避免遥远的目的地和短期停留;否则,公益旅游可能弊大于利。在此基础上,本文提出了政策制定者和进一步研究的建议。
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The Carbon Footprint of Volunteer Tourism
Abstract Tourism is growing at a fast rate and so is its carbon footprint. Alongside conventional tourism, a new form of tourism, so-called voluntourism, has emerged. The discussion on voluntourism in the existing literature has hereby mainly centred around its positive impacts on the health and education of communities and the local environment in developing countries. Nevertheless, little attention has been drawn to its climate impacts. This study set out to investigate the carbon footprint of voluntourism. The data were collected at a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) in India working with voluntourists. Both the carbon footprint of the stay in India and that from the round trip by air were taken into consideration. The results showed that although the carbon footprint of voluntourists during their stay is comparable with that of locals, the flight significantly contributes to the carbon footprint of voluntourism. Depending on the distance flown and the length of the stay, the average share of the carbon footprint stemming from the flight can be between 83% and 96%. The article concludes that faraway destinations and short stays should be avoided; otherwise voluntourism might cause more harm than good. On the basis of the findings, this article provides recommendations for policymakers and further research.
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European Journal of Tourism Hospitality and Recreation
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