Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan

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Autor(a) principal: Ramazanova, Makhabbat
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Deyá Tortella, Bartolomé, Tirado, Dolores, Kakabayev, Anuarbek
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11328/3425
Resumo: Purpose – The main purpose of the paper is to identify, define and analyze the main variables that determine water consumption in the lodging industry, which usually accounts, on average, between the 6% and 10% of total operational costs. Design/Methodology/Approach – The research is based on a survey questionnaire distributed among lodging managers in summer 2016 in the Shchuchinsk-Burabay resort area (Kazakhstan). The regression model methodology has been used to determine the main drivers of water consumption in the tourism lodging facilities. Findings – The estimations obtained in the regression model reveal that the main determinants of water consumption are the total area of the lodging facility, the pool sizes, the type of accommodation (with a special attention to the sanatoriums sector) and the type of board offered. Our study also concludes that the implementation of water saving initiatives significantly reduces water consumption levels and constitutes an effective tool to minimize lodging water consumption. These results can be useful both for policy makers and accommodation managers to develop water management policies to guarantee water, both in quantity and quality, both for the resident population and for the tourism sector. Originality of research – The study extends the geographical scope of research in tourism-water nexus by focusing on the case of emerging tourist destination, such as Kazakhstan
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spelling Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstanWaterWater consumptionTourismLodging facilitiesSustainabilityKazakhstanPurpose – The main purpose of the paper is to identify, define and analyze the main variables that determine water consumption in the lodging industry, which usually accounts, on average, between the 6% and 10% of total operational costs. Design/Methodology/Approach – The research is based on a survey questionnaire distributed among lodging managers in summer 2016 in the Shchuchinsk-Burabay resort area (Kazakhstan). The regression model methodology has been used to determine the main drivers of water consumption in the tourism lodging facilities. Findings – The estimations obtained in the regression model reveal that the main determinants of water consumption are the total area of the lodging facility, the pool sizes, the type of accommodation (with a special attention to the sanatoriums sector) and the type of board offered. Our study also concludes that the implementation of water saving initiatives significantly reduces water consumption levels and constitutes an effective tool to minimize lodging water consumption. These results can be useful both for policy makers and accommodation managers to develop water management policies to guarantee water, both in quantity and quality, both for the resident population and for the tourism sector. Originality of research – The study extends the geographical scope of research in tourism-water nexus by focusing on the case of emerging tourist destination, such as KazakhstanFaculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management2021-04-15T10:02:04Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/3425enghttps://doi.org/10.20867/thm.27.1.8Ramazanova, MakhabbatDeyá Tortella, BartoloméTirado, DoloresKakabayev, Anuarbekinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-06-15T02:11:54ZPortal AgregadorONG
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
title Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
spellingShingle Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
Ramazanova, Makhabbat
Water
Water consumption
Tourism
Lodging facilities
Sustainability
Kazakhstan
title_short Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
title_full Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
title_fullStr Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
title_sort Determinants of water consumption in tourism lodging sector: The case of kazakhstan
author Ramazanova, Makhabbat
author_facet Ramazanova, Makhabbat
Deyá Tortella, Bartolomé
Tirado, Dolores
Kakabayev, Anuarbek
author_role author
author2 Deyá Tortella, Bartolomé
Tirado, Dolores
Kakabayev, Anuarbek
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ramazanova, Makhabbat
Deyá Tortella, Bartolomé
Tirado, Dolores
Kakabayev, Anuarbek
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Water
Water consumption
Tourism
Lodging facilities
Sustainability
Kazakhstan
topic Water
Water consumption
Tourism
Lodging facilities
Sustainability
Kazakhstan
description Purpose – The main purpose of the paper is to identify, define and analyze the main variables that determine water consumption in the lodging industry, which usually accounts, on average, between the 6% and 10% of total operational costs. Design/Methodology/Approach – The research is based on a survey questionnaire distributed among lodging managers in summer 2016 in the Shchuchinsk-Burabay resort area (Kazakhstan). The regression model methodology has been used to determine the main drivers of water consumption in the tourism lodging facilities. Findings – The estimations obtained in the regression model reveal that the main determinants of water consumption are the total area of the lodging facility, the pool sizes, the type of accommodation (with a special attention to the sanatoriums sector) and the type of board offered. Our study also concludes that the implementation of water saving initiatives significantly reduces water consumption levels and constitutes an effective tool to minimize lodging water consumption. These results can be useful both for policy makers and accommodation managers to develop water management policies to guarantee water, both in quantity and quality, both for the resident population and for the tourism sector. Originality of research – The study extends the geographical scope of research in tourism-water nexus by focusing on the case of emerging tourist destination, such as Kazakhstan
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