Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
eBook - ePub

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry

Principles of Sustainable Operations

  1. 792 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry

Principles of Sustainable Operations

About this book

This foundational textbook investigates the economic, environmental and social sustainability issues facing the hospitality industry today, and explores ideas, solutions and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way.

This updated fourth edition features new content including:

  • Research on nature-based solutions and zero-carbon approaches in facilities, technologies for energy, water and waste management, changes in consumer behaviour, and environmental and social impacts of food production
  • A new chapter on employees, diversity, inclusion and well-being in the industry
  • A new chapter on the challenges of operating in the Global South
  • More than 100 international industry case studies and focused info boxes
  • New practical exercises, discussion questions and research project ideas based on real-life sustainability scenarios

Accessible and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for all students as well as current and future managers in the hospitality industry.

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Yes, you can access Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry by Willy Legrand,Joseph S. Chen,Gabriel C. M. Laeis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Personal Development & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of illustrations
  7. List of case studies
  8. List of info boxes
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 The Rationale for Sustainable Development
  13. 2 Sustainable Development and the Hospitality Industry
  14. 3 Energy
  15. 4 Waste
  16. 5 Water
  17. 6 Facilities
  18. 7 Accessibility
  19. 8 Employees
  20. 9 Food
  21. 10 Food and Beverage Management
  22. 11 Certification and Ecolabels
  23. 12 Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
  24. 13 Environmental Management Systems and Key Performance Indicators
  25. 14 ESG, Environmental Accounting and Externalities
  26. 15 Investing and Financing
  27. 16 Reporting and Communicating
  28. 17 Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships
  29. 18 Social Entrepreneurship
  30. 19 Challenges of Operating in the Global South
  31. Glossary
  32. Index