Supply chain management of tourism towards sustainability. ([2021])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kullapa Soratana, Amy E. Landis, Fu Jing, Hidetsugu Suto.
• Authors: Soratana, Kullapa; Landis, Amy E; Jing, Fu; Suto, Hidetsugu
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Sustainable Development of Tourism -- 1.1 The Importance of Sustainable Development in Tourism Sector -- 1.2 Unsustainable Development in the Tourism Sector -- 1.2.1 A Top-Down Policy Based-Tourism -- 1.2.2 Greenwashed Ecotourism -- 1.3 Overview of Sustainability-Driven Approaches -- 1.3.1 Supply Chain Management Approach -- 1.3.2 Life Cycle Approach -- 1.4 Tourism Enterprises During a Crisis to Avoid Unsustainable Tourism Activities -- 1.4.1 Pre-crisis -- 1.4.2 During the Crisis -- 1.4.3 Post-crisis -- References Chapter 2: The Role of Life Cycle Approaches in Sustainable Development of Tourism -- 2.1 An Introduction to Life Cycle Approaches -- 2.2 Life Cycle Assessment and Its Implication -- 2.2.1 Goal and Scope Definition -- 2.2.2 Life Cycle Inventory -- 2.2.3 Life Cycle Impact Assessment -- 2.2.4 Interpretation and Improvement Analysis -- 2.3 Tourism Activities Over Their Life Cycle -- 2.3.1 Accommodations -- 2.3.2 Transportation -- 2.3.3 Restaurants -- 2.3.4 Tour Operators -- 2.3.5 Waste Disposal Facilities -- 2.4 Good Practices in Using LCA to Promote Sustainable Development Tourism -- References Chapter 3: A Knowledge Supply Chain for the ICT-Enhanced Tourism Education -- 3.1 ICT Usage in the Tourism Sector -- 3.2 KSC: The First Time to Integrate KM and SCM in the Context of Tourism and Its Education -- 3.2.1 KE, SCM, and Associated Tools -- 3.2.2 KM and Its Tools -- 3.2.3 A Knowledge Supply Chain (KSC): Integrating SCM and KM -- 3.3 Closing the Gap Between Knowledge Supply and Demand in e-Tourism Curriculum Design -- 3.3.1 Data Collection and Structuring -- 3.3.2 Benchmarking -- 3.3.3 Understanding the "As-Is" Situation -- 3.3.4 Simulating the Desired "to-Be" Situation 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Improvement of Tourists' Experience to Promote Sustainable Tourism -- 4.1 Benefit of Inconvenience and Sustainable Tourism Design -- 4.1.1 Benefit of Inconvenience -- 4.1.2 Media Biotope -- 4.1.2.1 Basic Idea of Media Biotope -- 4.1.2.2 Characters of Media Biotope -- 4.1.2.3 Communication Model for Media Biotope -- 4.1.3 Systems for Sustainable Tourism Based on BI and MB -- 4.1.3.1 Navigation System Which Does Not Show Details -- 4.1.3.2 Degrade Navigation System -- 4.1.3.3 Communicative Buses -- 4.1.3.4 Roulette Tour -- 4.1.4 Conclusions -- References Chapter 5: Life Cycle Assessment and Supply Chain Management for Tourism Enterprises -- 5.1 Combination of LCA and SCM Aspects for Sustainable Development -- 5.2 The Opportunities and Limitations of LCA-SCM for Tourism Enterprises -- 5.2.1 Accommodation -- 5.2.2 Restaurant -- 5.2.3 Transportation -- References
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.4791; Sustainable tourism; Sustainable tourism -- Asia; Business logistics -- Environmental aspects; Business logistics -- Environmental aspects -- Asia; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030582258; 3030582256
• Related ISBNs: 3030582248; 9783030582241
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2020).
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