January 2011

An environmental performance assessment of the hotel industry using an ecological footprint

  Environmental management research on the hotel industry has touched little upon the topic of environmental performance assessment. This study uses ecological footprint models to assess natural resource consumption in the hotel industry and the burden it puts on the environment. Findings of the study indicated that: (1) As the star rating goes up, hotels tend to consume greater amounts of resources, leave...

Author(s): Han-Shen Chen, and Tsuifang Hsieh,