Energy Sustainability and Its Impacts on Croatian Tourism

Nižić, Marinela Krstinić; Grdić, Zvonimira Šverko; Endres, Renata

doi:10.15179/ces.19.2.3

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“…Italian and Romanian tourism (also agro-tourism) can also positively influence environmental protection, reducing the production of waste and polluting emissions through proper and suitable management of the sectors of waste, water, and energy resources [22,23,30,[34][35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector

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This paper deals with waste management in the tourism sector, specifically in the agro-tourism structures. Two regions of Romania and Italy have been considered as case studies in order to promote good practices and actions for sustainable municipal solid waste management. Specific criteria to adopt for the sustainable consumption of beverages and food and for the sustainable use of packaging of various types have been analyzed and suggested. The adoption of an indicator at the level of the single tourist structure has been proposed to help self-analysis that is aimed at setting the priorities of intervention for improving its environmental sustainability.

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Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector

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“…The literature review highlights two significant impacts in the field of swimming pools from the perspective of water and energy stress-the carbon footprint, related to environmental impact and climate change, and the new business models of the hotel sector, at a social level, for more sustainable tourism, with more sustainable swimming pools [95][96][97][98][99].…”

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Water and Energy Sustainability of Swimming Pools: A Case Model on the Costa Brava, Catalonia

Gomez-Guillen,

Arimany-Serrat,

Tapias Baqué

et al. 2024

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The aim of this research is to propose a more sustainable swimming pool, in terms of water and energy, in the Costa Brava area. The methodology is focused on the creation of a descriptive water and energy model for swimming pools and their monitoring, to propose the transition to a more sustainable swimming pool, in the context of climate change. The research is characterized by an exploratory, descriptive, and simulation approach to adapt swimming pools to the new requirements. Two significant impacts are highlighted from the perspective of water and energy stress—the carbon footprint, related to environmental impact and climate change, and the new business models of the sector, for a more sustainable tourism, with more sustainable pools. In terms of water balance, evaporation is an important variable and there are technical solutions on the market to control it, such as the use of covers. Furthermore, the modeling and simulation carried out helps to calculate the variable as a tool for improvement. For energy balance, in outdoor pools, pumping is an important variable and there are technologies, such as speed variation, that make it possible to reduce this. Furthermore, it should be noted that this research represents an important tool for the improvement of sustainability and operability for the various stakeholders, especially owners and governments, to face climate change, which is becoming increasingly critical for many regions.

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