Climate change mitigation and the age of tourism accommodation buildings: a UK perspective
Climate change mitigation and the age of tourism accommodation buildings: a UK perspective
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10.1080/09669582.2015.1027213
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
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9
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Warren, Neil
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作者：
Coles, Tim;Dinan, Claire;Warren, Neil
近期关于减缓气候变化的研究强调，旅游企业内部的决策对于可持续的未来至关重要。然而，很少有人考虑建筑物的年代以及（历史）房产结构如何构建、改变或限制该行业对气候变化的应对。通过对英格兰西南部住宿提供商的调查，本文探讨了房产年代、能源性能以及需要对建筑物结构进行调整的环保创新之间的关系。研究结果来自对中小型旅游企业的实证研究，这些企业所使用的房产往往有超过一个世纪的历史。本文的大规模数据集和一系列深入的案例分析表明，房产年代在鼓励或阻碍住宿提供商应对气候变化的努力方面并没有起到直接的作用。一些（但不是所有）拥有最古老建筑的企业表现最为出色，反应也最为强烈，成功引入了最新的可再生能源技术，尽管对老旧建筑进行改造并非没有复杂性和成本影响。从概念上讲，这项研究指出，如果不更清楚地了解此类行为发生的背景和环境，呼吁更大程度的环保行为改变是有局限性的。其研究结果对全球以遗产为基础的旅游目的地非常重要：历史建筑中的住宿可以是一个独特的卖点。
Recent research on climate change mitigation has emphasized decision-making within tourism businesses is vital for sustainable futures. However, there has been little consideration of how the age of buildings and (historic) property frames, modifies or constrains the sector's response to climate change. Through surveys of accommodation providers in South-West England, this paper explores relationships between property age, energy performance and pro-environmental innovations requiring adjustment to the fabric of buildings. Findings are presented from empirical research with small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises occupying properties often well over a century old. This paper's large-scale data-set and series of intensive case histories demonstrate that property age does not play a straightforward role in encouraging or hindering efforts among accommodation providers to tackle climate change. Some (but not all) businesses with the oldest buildings performed and responded strongest, successfully introducing the latest renewable energy technologies, although adapting older buildings was not without complications and cost implications. Conceptually, this research points to the limits of calls for greater pro-environmental behaviour change without clearer understanding of the contexts and settings in which such behaviour takes place. Its findings are important to heritage-based destinations worldwide: accommodation in heritage buildings can be a unique selling point.