Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry – Principles of Sustainable Operations
Author: Willy Legrand, Joseph S. Chen, Gabriel C. M. Laeis Category: Publisher: Routledge Published: July 29, 2022 ISBN: 9780367532505 Pages: 83820% Discount Available – enter the code FLE22 at checkout*
This foundational textbook investigates the economic, environmental, and social sustainability issues facing the hospitality industry today, and explores ideas, solutions, strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way.
This updated fourth edition features new content including:
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- 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
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- A new chapter on employees, diversity, inclusion and well-being in the industry
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- A new chapter on the challenges of operating in the Global South
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- More than 100 international industry case studies and focused info boxes
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- 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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