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Exploring the impact of climate change on lodging establishments: a systematic literature review
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Purpose This study aimed to identify scientific research concentrating on climate change
impacts on accommodation services and examine the most relevant outputs related to man agement strategies due to exposure to climate change.
Methodology It used a systematic review of the literature of scientific articles published
in the Web of Science and SCOPUS. The search strings were validated by academics, who
suggested adding more keywords for studying the relationship between accommodation
settings and climate change. As a result, four search strings were established and identified
39 articles for qualitative analysis with MAXQDA.
Findings Some studies asserted that corporate social responsibility is important for mit igating climate change issues. hotels work together with local businesses, enforcing the
community’s adaptive capacity to climate change and supporting the need for education
and training programs to understand climate change risks better. Moreover, green human
resources management directly relates to the level of environmental awareness in local
communities. Using air conditioning for combating heat waves consumes high amounts of
energy. One option lies in energy-efficient buildings such as passive houses, using compact
designs for reducing the cost of operation. Currently, hotel operations rely more on being
more transparent regarding informing guests and influencing eco-friendly choices. On the
other hand, there is an investment in training employees regarding good practices for energy
use and management. Such action leads to accountable energy savings. Nevertheless, hotels
still struggling to adapt because of their elevated energy consumption for heating, hot water,
lightning, or cooling aggregates.
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Accommodation sector Climate change impact Hotel management · Resilience Vulnerability . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão
Citation
Mota, L., Leite, E. & Ghasemi, V. Exploring the impact of climate change on lodging establishments: a systematic literature review. Qual Quant (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01834-9
Publisher
Springer