Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts
Currently tourism is moving towards sustainable tourism because this industry poses negative impacts on the environment. Tourism industry consumes and produces many resources such as water, energy and waste. The purpose of this research is to determine the rate of participation in green approaches...
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| author | Yusof, Zeenat Begam Jamaludin, Mariam |
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| description | Currently tourism is moving towards sustainable tourism because this industry poses negative impacts on the
environment. Tourism industry consumes and produces many resources such as water, energy and waste. The
purpose of this research is to determine the rate of participation in green approaches of Malaysia green hospitality
industry. The methodology used was in depth interviews and observations. This research finding shows that the
operators adopt greener approaches in three common areas such as energy, waste and water. Less participation in
indoor air quality, sustainable management of the site, renewable energy and rainwater harvesting system. |
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| spelling | iium-409462015-01-28T02:09:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40946/ Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts Yusof, Zeenat Begam Jamaludin, Mariam NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture Currently tourism is moving towards sustainable tourism because this industry poses negative impacts on the environment. Tourism industry consumes and produces many resources such as water, energy and waste. The purpose of this research is to determine the rate of participation in green approaches of Malaysia green hospitality industry. The methodology used was in depth interviews and observations. This research finding shows that the operators adopt greener approaches in three common areas such as energy, waste and water. Less participation in indoor air quality, sustainable management of the site, renewable energy and rainwater harvesting system. Elsevier 2013-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40946/1/1-s2.0-S1877042813024981-main.pdf Yusof, Zeenat Begam and Jamaludin, Mariam (2013) Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 85. pp. 421-431. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813024981 doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.371 |
| spellingShingle | NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture Yusof, Zeenat Begam Jamaludin, Mariam Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title | Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title_full | Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title_fullStr | Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title_short | Green approaches of Malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| title_sort | green approaches of malaysian green hotels and resorts |
| topic | NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture |
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