Environmental sustainability in hotels: A matter of category?

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-163

  Ruiz Molina, María Eugenia ^a   Gil Saura, Irene ^a   Moliner Velázquez, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental friendly practices; Hospitality; ICT; Information and communication technologies; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HOTELS; INVESTMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; HOSPITALITY; HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84866696139     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2012.049179     Document Type: Article

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