How " green" are North American hotels? An exploration of low-cost adoption practices

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 720-727

  Rahman, Imran ^a   Reynolds, Dennis ^a   Svaren, Stefani ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco friendly; Environmental; Green; Hospitality; Hotel; Lodging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858750849     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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