The hospitality industry contributes significantly to global climate change through its high resource consumption and emissions due to travel. As public pressure for hotels to develop sustainability initiatives to mitigate their footprint grows, a lack of understanding of green behavior and consumption …

Coastal lagoon ecosystems are transitional waters, that provide important ecological features and deliver valuable services to mankind. However, due to their geographical positioning at the coast line and physical restrictions, coastal lagoon ecosystems are highly vulnerable towards environmental and …

Climatecafe Riga produced innovating green infrastructure ideas for climate adaptation in Riga. Space designers, landscape architects, environmental and water engineers, utility specialists and municipal employees attended the international seminar ‘Water and City’ as introduction for Climatecafe Riga …

This article will discuss philosophical debates on economic growth and environmental sustainability, the role of management responsibility, and the risk of subversion to business as usual. This discussion will be framed using the concepts of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) and Circular Economy about sustainable …

Summary Purpose:  This paper explores the factors influencing willingness to pay for sustainable technologies in some hospitality industry facilities, particularly hotels. Design, methodology, approach: for this study was used quantitative analysis of the results obtained through a survey conducted …

Anthropocentrism is the belief that value is focused on human beings and that all other beings are means to human ends. Related to anthropocentrism, humanism privileges the aim of improvement of human welfare. Humanism has underwritten efforts to expose social injustices and improve the welfare of all …

Social enterprises have become an important component in the economies of many countries. The purpose of this research is to provide crucial information that can help Happy Tosti expand to a new potential market environment. The research is conducted in two specific markets: Germany and the United Kingdom. …

Mexican oregano is a non-timber forest product harvested in natural vegetation and represents an important source of income for rural families. Recent reports have highlighted decreases in natural populations caused by increased harvest intensity. Oregano leaf harvesting is a complex problem, involving …

The research was carried out in Shashamane-Hawassa milkshed to assess the impact of climate smart practices within the dairy farming systems based on the economic and environmental cost (GHG emissions) and benefits in order to advise on new scalable dairy farming practices in inclusive and resilient …

The practices of urban agriculture that are conducted by women urban farmer groups have positive impact on social and environmental aspects. The social impacts from the activity of urban agriculture can be identified from the groups’ structure and rule, legality, type of activity & motive, and network. …