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

Giurea, Ramona; Precazzini, Ilaria; Ragazzi, Marco; Achim, Moise Ioan; Cioca, Lucian‐Ionel; Conti, Fabio; Torretta, Vincenzo; Rada, Elena Cristina

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“…), innovation, human resources, or rural entrepreneurship. Recently, only one paper [92] deals with EMPs, but only those concerning waste management in the Italian and Romanian agritourism structures. These studies demonstrate that Romanian ATBHs are confronted with the same kind of problems inherent in all small size enterprises: dependence on the territory in which the enterprises are located, limited financial resources, skill shortages, lack of long-term strategy, reluctance to implement innovations and new technologies, and problems of accessing credit.…”

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Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

2019

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Small accommodation businesses such as agritourism boarding houses (ATBHs) provide a large share of accommodating capacity in certain rural destinations. Despite their small accommodation capacity, ATBHs consume substantial quantities of water and energy; this consumption implies high environmental costs. The present study aims to explore opinions of ATBH owner-managers regarding water and energy consumption in their businesses, what motivates them to adopt environmental practices, and the specific saving measures used within the tourist accommodation units they manage. A qualitative research was conducted, using semi-structured interviews among 12 Romanian ATBH owner-managers. Data analysis revealed that the interviewed owner-managers understand the importance of natural resource conservation in tourist destinations but they are not willing or have insufficient financial, time, organizational resources, etc. to engage in serious water and energy saving initiatives. Moreover, most interviewed managers indicated that tourists cannot make a significant contribution to natural resources conservation in accommodation units and perceive water and energy saving systems as more effective than the environmental education of visitors in their facility. These findings may be useful to tourism policy-makers and environmental organizations in order to develop effective environmental strategies in ATBHs.

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Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

2019

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“…Widespread dissemination of sustainability [15,16] and circular economy [17] is a priority of the European Union. Sustainable municipal solid waste management in a circular economy view has become an important goal in EU and non-EU countries [18]. Moreover, short supply chains (SSCs) are also supported in the EU budgetary period between 2014 and 2020 [19].…”

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Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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The sustainability of global food chains and intense agricultural production has become questionable. At the same time, the consumers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs) and direct sales from producers has increased. SSCs are connected to sustainability by researchers. Their (supposed) positive sustainability attributes are based mostly on extensive production methods and short transport distances. However, from other points of view, the economic and environmental sustainability of the short chains is questionable. Our research aims to cast light on the SSCs’ role in circular economy and sustainability. By deep literature review and content analysis, we determine the sustainability aspects of short (local) chains and their effects related to economy and environment. Short supply chains are connected most widely to circularity and sustainability by the subjects of environmental burden (transport, production method, emission), health, food quality, consumers’ behavior, producer-consumer relationships, and local economy. According to our experience, these factors cannot be generalised across all kinds of short chains. Their circular economic and sustainability features are dependent on their spatial location, type, and individual attitudes of the involved consumers and producers.

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“…Public-private partnerships are not considered in recycling systems as the facility will have an empty capacity in some seasons. Giurea et al (2018) stated that the agro-tourism sector in Trentino, Italy has to comply with a regulation that states that the minimum percentage of products offered should be produced by the farm itself. The authors see this application as a way to reduce packaging waste in the region.…”

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Waste Management in the Tourism Industry: A Systematic Review

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2019

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

Cited by 37 publications

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Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Waste Management in the Tourism Industry: A Systematic Review

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