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Climate-Conscious Identity and Climate-Adaptive Innovations in Hospitality

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure

ISBN: 978-1-78743-488-2, eISBN: 978-1-78743-487-5

Publication date: 22 August 2017

Abstract

The Paris Agreement signed by 195 countries and the European Union in December 2015 provides a global framework for mitigation and adaption strategies in face of climate change. The hospitality industry is hungry for resources, in particular energy, but also directly affected by changes in the environment – whether operating a ski resort in the Alps or a coastal retreat, whether a restaurant sourcing its food locally or organically, the effects of climate change are felt first-hand. Thus, the agreement has direct implications on the future of the industry. The authors argue that a new era of climate-adaptive hospitality is starting. The chapter is conceptual in nature. The author’s assumption is that the construction of climate-conscious identity is caused by the public opinion on climate change on the one hand and climate-adaptive solutions that affect guest during their vacations, on the other hand. The development of a climate-consciousness among guests and employees is crucial to create a climate-adaptive hospitality industry. A definition for the concept of ‘climate-adaptive innovation’ is suggested.

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Legrand, W. and Nielsen, R.S. (2017), "Climate-Conscious Identity and Climate-Adaptive Innovations in Hospitality", Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, Vol. 13), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-354220170000013006

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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