Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780367532505)

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.

Author: Willy Legrand, Joseph S. Chen, Gabriel C. M. Laeis
ISBN-10: 0367532506
ISBN-13: 9780367532505
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/29/2022
Pages: 792
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.82lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.63d