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  • Sharp, Hannah; Grundius, Josefine; Heinonen, Jukka (MDPI AG, 2016-11-08)
    The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by tourism have been studied from several perspectives, but few studies exist that include all direct and indirect emissions, particularly those from aviation. In this study, an input/output-based hybrid ...
  • Hördur; Olafsdottir, Rannveig (MDPI AG, 2018-12-15)
    Tourism is a complex industry involving numerous types of activities that can have adverse environmental impacts and, over time, gradually change the way tourists experience tourist destinations and their choice of particular tourist destinations. The ...
  • Olafsdottir, Rannveig; Tverijonaite, Edita (MDPI AG, 2018-06-26)
    Geotourism is one of the newest concepts within tourism studies today. The popularity of geotourism has likewise grown rapidly over the past few decades. This rapidly growing popularity and the growing body of research on geotourism create the need for ...
  • Gunnarsdóttir, María J.; Gardarsson, Sigurdur (The Icelandic Engineering Association, 2015)
    Ferðaþjónusta er ört vaxandi atvinnugrein á Íslandi. Hún eykur álag á marga innviði samfélagsins þar með talið stóraukið álag á vatnsveitukerfi í dreifbýli. Í þessari rannsókn var örveruástand hjá 444 minni vatnsveitum greint úr gagnagrunni um ...
  • Óskarsson, Gunnar; Georgsdóttir, Irena (Viðskiptafræðideild og hagfræðideild Háskóla Íslands, viðskiptafræðideild Háskólans í Reykjavík og Seðlabanki Íslands, 2017-06-30)
    Tourism in Iceland has been growing incredibly fast during the past years; for example, the cruise industry has grown at a rapid rate, as Iceland continues to gain popularity as a cruise destination. Although a certain amount of research has been ...
  • Falter, Magdalena (University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, 2024-05)
    Í þessari ritgerð er fjallað um stafræna nýsköpun og áskoranir fyrir endurhugsun ferðaþjónustunnar með áherslu á lífsstílsfrumkvöðla í dreifbýli. Útgangspunktur rannsóknarinnar er umræða um þróun ferðaþjónustu sem ávarpar þörf fyrir að draga úr neikvæðum ...
  • Cook, David; Saviolidis, Nína M.; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; Johannsdottir, Lara; Olafsson, Snjolfur (MDPI AG, 2019-08-05)
    The development of major economic sectors can provide the bedrock on which long-lasting national economic prosperity is formed. Iceland's tourism sector is an example of a rapidly expanded industry in recent years, to the extent that it has become the ...
  • de la Barre, Suzanne; Maher, Patrick; Dawson, Jackie; Hillmer-Pegram, Kevin; Huijbens, Edward; Lamers, Machiel; Liggett, Daniela; Müller, Dieter; Pashkevich, Albina; Stewart, Emma (Co-Action Publishing, 2016-03-01)
    The Arctic is affected by global environmental change and also by diverse interests from many economic sectors and industries. Over the last decade, various actors have attempted to explore the options for setting up integrated and comprehensive ...
  • Kristjansdottir, Helga (Informa UK Limited, 2019-12-29)
    What are the determinants of tourism when treated as exports in national accounts? Is tourism sensitive to value-added taxation, Internet access, oil, English, Christianity, and regional trade agreements? Impact of these factors on tourism are tested, ...
  • Reynisdóttir, Hugrún Harpa; Jóhannesson, Gunnar Thór (Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands, 2017-01-25)
    Í greininni er fjallað um atvinnu og atvinnuuppbyggingu í dreifbýli, hvernig hún horfir við íbúum á landsbyggðinni og hvaða áhrif hún hefur á stöðu kynjanna. Seinni hluta síðustu aldar einkenndust aðgerðir stjórnvalda af tilraunum til að bregðast við ...