Estimation of tourism-induced electricity consumption: The case study of Balearics Islands, Spain

Bakhat, Mohcine; Nadal, Jaume Rosselló

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2010.12.009

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“…Bhuiyan et al [43] accounted for carbon emissions from 42 forest recreation sites in Malaysia. Bakhat et al [44] found that the energy consumption of the Ali Islands in Spain was relatively small by measuring the power consumption. Zhou et al [26] appraised China's Lushan Mountain carbon emissions in 10 years and concluded that tourism makes Lushan a vital source of carbon emissions.…”

Section: Low-carbon Tourism Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Low-Carbon Behaviour Performance of Scenic Spots in a World Heritage Site

Wang

Gan

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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A low-carbon behaviour performance evaluation index system is designed by using a Delphi method in this study. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is applied to systematically measure the low-carbon behaviour performance of 32 scenic spots in Zhangjiajie, a world heritage site. The key driving factors that can significantly influence the low-carbon behaviour performance of the scenic spot are extracted by combining redundancy analysis (RDA). The results show that the scenic spots of Zhangjiajie performance well regarding low-carbon behaviour, however, there are still a great deal of room for improvement and promotion. Pressure from investors, the administration committees, tourists and local governments is the main driving factor for the low-carbon behaviour of scenic spot.

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Section: Low-carbon Tourism Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Low-Carbon Behaviour Performance of Scenic Spots in a World Heritage Site

Wang

Gan

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…On the other hand, the idea of environmental degradation and natural resources depletion is also frequently associated to tourism. Nevertheless, it is only very recently that literature started to study energy consumption by tourist activities and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions (Bakhat, Rosselló, 2011). Measuring environmental impacts is vital if the sustainability of tourism is to be enhanced.…”

Section: Operational Costs Of a Building And Energy Management Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Measuring environmental impacts is vital if the sustainability of tourism is to be enhanced. So, it is important to assess the extent of environmental impacts and their associated costs, in order to determine proper development strategies and solutions (Bakhat, Rosselló, 2011). Further on, in the critical discussion, there will be comparisons between the results obtain in this and in similar studies.…”

Section: Operational Costs Of a Building And Energy Management Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy management in four and five star hotels in Algarve (Portugal)

Mendes¹,

Santos²

2014

Turizam

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Tourism is the sector of the global economy that has grown faster, in such way that the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) predicts a global average annual growth between 1995 and 2020, around 4.1%. This growth should contribute to a sustainable development and, be accompanied by environmental awareness of all stakeholders, and strategies of change pointing towards the preservation of environment, so as not to endanger the natural resources of future generations. Energy Management in tourism is the central theme of this research. The setting was 4 and 5 star hotels in Algarve, the most important tourist destination of Portugal. The main objectives of the study were to assess the current state of energy management in those hotels, understand the policies and strategies followed to optimize energy management, and analyze best practices. Results show a higher level of implementation of practices directly related to the optimization of energy than those related to reducing environmental impacts. In general, respondents consider that energy management is part of the concerns of those responsible for the hotels, the level of implementation of good practices in this area is high (78%) and that both employees and tourists attach great importance to this issue.

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“…In 2005, CO 2 emissions caused by tourism development reached 1,307 million metric tons, which accounted for 4.95% of all CO 2 emissions from human activities (UNWTO and UNEP, ). Many scholars pay attention to this sector to estimate the contribution of greenhouse gases made by tourism to national and/or regional emissions (Gössling, , ; Peeters and Dubois, ), account for the tourism carbon footprint at destinations (Munday et al ., ; Sun, ), monitor CO 2 emission‐intensities in tourism (Gössling et al ., ), and estimate the tourism‐induced electricity consumption (Bakhat and Rosselló, ). Some results showed that the energy consumed by the tourism industry in destinations accounts for 60% of the state's total consumption (Tamirisa et al ., ).…”

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confidence: 99%