Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

Buijtendijk, Harald; Tschunkert, Kristina

doi:10.2989/rhm.2016.6.1.2.1290

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“…The international arrivals went from 600,000 in 2003 to 1 million in 2012 (Ministry of Hotels & Tourism, 2013 ). This boom in tourism industry especially applies to the Inle Lake, where at least 52 hotels and many new ones under construction can be found in Nyaung Shwe and directly on the lake reaching an oversupply (Buijtendijk & Tschunkert, 2016 ). Nevertheless, it has to be noted that the arrival of international tourists has stopped at the end of the study period caused by the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020 and did not resume due to the military coup in February 2021.…”

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“…Not only the wastewater treatment is inappropriate but also the waste management system, although 86% of the participants have access to it (Personal Interviews, 2020 ). In Nyaung Shwe , 25% of all hotels are served within this waste management system which includes the collection of solid household, restaurant, and hotel waste and burying it or burning at dumpsites (Buijtendijk & Tschunkert, 2016 ). Another, but presumably smaller, pressure is the practice of Lake Burials.…”

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“…Figure 6 shows the water resources used for agricultural and household purposes in the lake area indicating that lake water is mainly used for irrigation (Personal Interviews, 2020). Buijtendijk and Tschunkert (2016) mention the hotel industry to be a main pressure on water extraction due to the supply of water to hotel rooms, pools, and garden irrigation. The findings are in agreement with results from a socio-hydrogeological survey by Re et al (2021) who found that groundwater, which is also distributed in the distribution system, is the main water source for domestic purposes.…”

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Spatial and temporal assessment of human-water interactions at the Inle Lake, Myanmar: a socio-hydrological DPSIR analysis

Peters

Wagner

Phyo

et al. 2022

Environ Monit Assess

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Freshwater resources as a key aspect of socio-economic development, provide a large number of services in human and environmental systems. Nevertheless, human appropriation of these water resources and the modification of landscapes lead to potential threats on water availability and quality from local to global scales. The Inle Lake in Myanmar is an economically, traditionally, and ecologically important freshwater ecosystem that faced severe degradation from the 2000s. In its catchment area, a Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework is applied for an assessment period of 30 years from 1990 to 2020. The analysis results are complemented with a socio-hydrological survey, water quality assessment, a land use classification based on ground truth and satellite data, and hydrologic models. The resulting land use changes, − 13% forest, + 13% agriculture, and + 5% urban areas, lead to increased water yield, decreased evapotranspiration, and increased sediment yield. Together with other drivers and pressures such as climate change and anthropogenic pollution, these human activities are major threats for freshwater resources and the ecosystem. However, the existing awareness of the local population for the environmental degradation is obstructed by national and international crises and responses to negative developments can accelerate degradation if they are unplanned and short-term solutions. Our study shows that environmental degradation processes have a complex nature and can only be tackled in a coordinated way with a long-term perspective. DPSIR is a suitable approach to assess human-water dynamics and disentangle the complex interconnectedness of social and environmental systems in freshwater ecosystems, even in data-scarce regions.

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Spatial and temporal assessment of human-water interactions at the Inle Lake, Myanmar: a socio-hydrological DPSIR analysis

Peters

Wagner

Phyo

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Environ Monit Assess

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“…As in many other low-income countries, the population increase, with an exponential growth rate of approximately 2.3% per year [40], is not matched with adequate sanitation infrastructure. This anthropogenic pressure is expected to grow in the future because of the development of tourism in the area [53]. In addition, agrochemicals are widely used in floating gardens, especially for tomato cultivation [30], and the unregulated use of pesticides affects the transparency of the lake water, threatening the biological diversity of local flora and fauna [27,40].…”

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A Dual Source of Phosphorus to Lake Sediments Indicated by Distribution, Content, and Speciation: Inle Lake (Southern Shan State, Myanmar)

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Sacchi

Setti

et al. 2020

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In this study, grab and core sediments from Inle lake were collected and analysed for their water and organic matter (O.M.) contents. Total phosphorus (TPSMT) and P fractions, namely inorganic-P (IP), organic-P (OP), P bound to Al, Fe and Mn oxy-hydroxides (Fe-P), and calcium-bound P (Ca-P) were determined by a sequential extraction procedure. TPSMT varied considerably (152–1980 mg/kg), with minimum concentrations detected at sites away from the main inflow rivers and maximum concentrations in the floating gardens area. In core sediments, TPSMT concentrations tended to decrease with depth, reaching values of <100 mg/kg. Concerning P forms, the overall abundance sequence in grab sediments was IP >> OP and Ca-P ≥ OP > Fe-P, whereas in core sediments it showed marked differences with depth and between sites. The relative abundance of the inorganic species (Ca-P, Fe-P) was controlled by the mineralogy of the sediments. While the TPSMT distribution pointed to an increased anthropogenic input, the relative abundance of P species provided information on the P origin, incorporation processes, and evolution over time. This information, combined with chemical and mineralogical data, permitted to identify two different P sources: the agricultural input in the floating gardens area and the detrital input related to soil erosion.

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“…Dentre suas inúmeras ofertas, uma das que mais se destaca é o setor hoteleiro, devido às suas mais variadas facilidades de recreação, entretenimento e conferências que acabam aquecendo a economia local (BUIJTENDIJK; TSCHUNKERT, 2016). Em específico ao cenário brasileiro, de 2011 a 2016, esse setor experimentou um crescimento de 15% em suas capitais (IBGE, 2017).…”

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Treinamento e excelência organizacional: um estudo de caso na Pousada do Sandi, Paraty-RJ.

Santos

Jorge

2021

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Um dos desafios da hotelaria contemporânea é alcançar patamares de excelência em um mercado tão competitivo, heterogêneo e dinâmico. Para tanto, um exímio controle da qualidade apresenta-se como uma das pilastras essenciais a esta prática, assim como uma eficaz política de treinamento deve ser vista como essencial ao desenvolvimento e aprimoramento de colaboradores, tornando-os mais flexíveis, proativos, assertivos e ágeis. Dito isso, este estudo de caso – que teve como objeto de análise a Pousada do Sandi, situada em Paraty, RJ – investigou como práticas de treinamento repercutem sobre desempenhos e imagens organizacionais. Para isso, os autores utilizaram análises quanti-qualitativas que aferiram as atividades operacionais dos setores de recepção e de governança desta pousada. Pelo viés quantitativo, por meio de questionários semiestruturados, colaboradores e gestores departamentais expuseram suas percepções sobre o nível de qualidade de seus afazeres e de seus setores. Já pelo viés qualitativo, entrevistas realizadas com a gerente geral propiciaram uma compreensão sobre como os preceitos de qualidade e excelência são aplicados nas políticas de treinamentos dessa pousada. Some a estes dois vieses uma análise do grau de satisfação dos hóspedes – retratada no TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Kayak e Expedia. Tais mapeamentos permitiram a ponderação de que as práticas de treinamento, conduzidas pelos gerentes departamentais desta pousada, obtêm resultados significativos no que tange à qualidade dos serviços ofertados.

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Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Spatial and temporal assessment of human-water interactions at the Inle Lake, Myanmar: a socio-hydrological DPSIR analysis

Spatial and temporal assessment of human-water interactions at the Inle Lake, Myanmar: a socio-hydrological DPSIR analysis

A Dual Source of Phosphorus to Lake Sediments Indicated by Distribution, Content, and Speciation: Inle Lake (Southern Shan State, Myanmar)

Treinamento e excelência organizacional: um estudo de caso na Pousada do Sandi, Paraty-RJ.

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