https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/393097
標題: | Greenhouse gas emissions of tourism-based leisure farms in Taiwan | 作者: | Huang, Kuo-Tsang Wang, Jen Chun KUO-TSANG HUANG |
關鍵字: | Carbon emission; Energy consumption; Farm tourism; Low-carbon tourism; Tourism-based farms | 公開日期: | 2015 | 卷: | 7 | 期: | 8 | 起(迄)頁: | 11032--11049 | 來源出版物: | Sustainability | 摘要: | This research is the first attempt of a carbon emission investigation of tourism-based farms. A total of 36 cases were investigated. The result reveals that each tourist returns an average revenue of 28.6 USD and generates an average 10.9 kg-CO2eq per visit of carbon emissions. The average carbon emission density for each land area is 8.2 t/ha.year and is 245 kg/m2.year for each floor area. It is estimated that the overall carbon emissions reach 321,751 tons annually. The tourism-based farms were clustered into five categories, based on their business characteristics. It was found that high-end vacation leisure farms produce 2.46 times the carbon emissions than natural eco-conservation farms. Carbon emissions were 42% higher than the annual average in July and August. A secondary high season is in February, but it is merely higher than the annual average by 8% because of the mild climate. Two significant models for predicting carbon emissions were constructed by stepwise regression. As agriculture administrative authorities in Taiwan gradually have begun admitting the cultivated lands for multi-purpose usage, tourism-based farms have been increasing drastically. This study provides references for both public authorities and farm managers in exploring the issues with regard to carbon emissions and farm sustainability. © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
URI: | http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/393097 | DOI: | 10.3390/su70811032 | SDG/關鍵字: | administrative system; carbon dioxide; carbon emission; classification; emission inventory; energy use; environmental economics; farm; greenhouse gas; leisure industry; spatiotemporal analysis; sustainability; tourism market; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 生物環境系統工程學系 |
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