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Mass tourism and water efficiency in the hotel industry: A case study.
- Source :
- International Journal of Hospitality Management; Feb2017, Vol. 61, p82-93, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Mass tourism, which has traditionally been associated with an unsustainable use of natural resources and intensive land use, is frequently identified as a major environmental stressor in coastal regions. Nonetheless, mass tourism resorts typically have a compact and vertical urban configuration and have been shown to make more efficient use of water resources than other low-density tourist destinations. This article investigates how the main variables identified by the literature as determinants of water consumption by hotels influences water efficiency in hotels in Lloret de Mar, a well-known mass tourism destination on the Costa Brava in Spain. The results of a generalized linear mixed model show that large, high-rise hotels that attract thousands of tourists annually also benefit from economies of scale in terms of water efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MASS tourism
WATER efficiency
HOTELS
NATURAL resources
COASTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02784319
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Hospitality Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120446108
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.11.006