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Saving energy and water in tourist accommodation: A systematic literature review (1987–2015)
Author(s) -
Warren Christopher,
Becken Susanne
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2112
Subject(s) - accommodation , tourism , sustainability , resource (disambiguation) , environmental economics , business , water use , natural resource economics , systematic review , energy (signal processing) , climate change , environmental resource management , resource efficiency , water saving , environmental planning , public economics , economics , environmental science , computer science , geography , water resource management , political science , psychology , archaeology , neuroscience , ecology , computer network , statistics , mathematics , medline , law , biology
Current climate change policy and sustainable tourism goals require tourist accommodation to make substantial resource savings. This integrated energy and water systematic literature review analysed 110 key papers that contribute to understanding savings potentials and new opportunities. Findings identify substantial gaps that suggest that there is insufficient guidance on how to reduce resources and progress sustainability‐oriented innovation. Benchmarks for energy and water were compiled alongside potential resource savings. Findings indicate opportunities for stronger collaborative effort particularly in areas of nonhotel accommodation, water savings, and guest behaviour, which are almost unstudied. A research framework to advance energy and water saving innovations is proposed.