Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations, Edition 4

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· Taylor & Francis
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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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Marilyn Macariola
March 17, 2023
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About the author

Willy Legrand, Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Bonn, Germany.

Joseph S. Chen, Professor, Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, Department of Health & Wellness Design, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

Gabriel C. M. Laeis Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Bonn, Germany.

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