Hong Kong hotels' sewage: Environmental cost and saving technique

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-346

  Chan, Wilco ^a   Wong, Kevin ^a   Lo, Jennifer ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental accounting; Hong Kong; Hotel; Sewage; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349225949     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348009338525     Document Type: Article

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