Solid waste is an ever increasing aspect of tourism. The management of solid waste in tourism insular and low-density areas is particularly problematic due to climatic conditions, topography, financial restraints, planning issues, changing consumption patterns, transient population, and seasonal variations in solid waste quantity and composition.
Efforts are required to reduce the amount of waste production in tourist destinations, while at the same time, supporting the re-use and recycling of waste, reducing pressures associated with both waste disposal and with extracting and processing new resources.
Water is one of the most critical natural resources. Water quality and scarcity are turning into a global major concern. Tourists often consume far more water than they do at home. The tourism industry alike, overuses water resources for tourist and leisure services such as swimming pools, water parks, golf courses and snow-making facilities, putting growing pressure on local water supplies. Urgent action is needed to plan, develop, distribute and manage the optimum use of water resources to meet local communities needs and wellbeing as well as satisfy tourist expectations.
The tourism sector is an energy-intensive sector. In particular, the recreation aspect of tourism, its attractions and activities contribute considerably to a destination’s “energy bill”. There is the growing need of raising awareness of substantial energy topics among tourism industry and final users. Efforts are to be invested in the planning, distribution and management of renewable sources of energy production to prevent the depletion of otherwise finite natural resources as well as the emission of greenhouse gases resulting from excessive energy use, seen as challenging threats to the global environment.
Mobility is a prerequisite for a tourist experience, resulting into a temporary displacement from one’s place of residence, that can heavily impact the environmental capital of the destination. It is estimated that the tourism industry is directly responsible for 5% of the total volume of CO2 emissions, mainly caused by tourist transportation and growing mobility.
It is urgent to analyze tourist habits and control their mobility patterns, considering their motives to choose a mode of transportation and their attitude towards sustainability, while at the same time providing tourists with sustainable mobility alternatives and solutions.
Solid waste is an ever increasing aspect of tourism. The management of solid waste in tourism insular and low-density areas is particularly problematic due to climatic conditions, topography, financial restraints, planning issues, changing consumption patterns, transient population, and seasonal variations in solid waste quantity and composition.
Efforts are required to reduce the amount of waste production in tourist destinations, while at the same time, supporting the re-use and recycling of waste, reducing pressures associated with both waste disposal and with extracting and processing new resources.
Water is one of the most critical natural resources. Water quality and scarcity are turning into a global major concern. Tourists often consume far more water than they do at home. The tourism industry alike, overuses water resources for tourist and leisure services such as swimming pools, water parks, golf courses and snow-making facilities, putting growing pressure on local water supplies. Urgent action is needed to plan, develop, distribute and manage the optimum use of water resources to meet local communities needs and wellbeing as well as satisfy tourist expectations.
The tourism sector is an energy-intensive sector. In particular, the recreation aspect of tourism, its attractions and activities contribute considerably to a destination’s “energy bill”. There is the growing need of raising awareness of substantial energy topics among tourism industry and final users. Efforts are to be invested in the planning, distribution and management of renewable sources of energy production to prevent the depletion of otherwise finite natural resources as well as the emission of greenhouse gases resulting from excessive energy use, seen as challenging threats to the global environment.
Mobility is a prerequisite for a tourist experience, resulting into a temporary displacement from one’s place of residence, that can heavily impact the environmental capital of the destination. It is estimated that the tourism industry is directly responsible for 5% of the total volume of CO2 emissions, mainly caused by tourist transportation and growing mobility.
It is urgent to analyze tourist habits and control their mobility patterns, considering their motives to choose a mode of transportation and their attitude towards sustainability, while at the same time providing tourists with sustainable mobility alternatives and solutions.
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Palma: a network of street drinking water fountains with water bottles distribution to reduce single use plastic from bottled mineral water
Being conscious that the amount of single use plastic bottles which generate local and tourist people in a normal day, but mainly during summer, our local pilot project aims to develop a network of street water fountains along the city (the main focus in tourist areas) together with the distribution of water bottles (in hotels, shops, restaurants, etc).
Larnaca
Cyprus
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Concrete solutions
“CYCLE” Larnaca
Taking advantage of the already existing 3 cultural routes in the city, we will install bicycle stations in key city locations where, organised tourist groups will depart every 1-2 hours, with the help of a local bicycle tourist guide.
Rethymno, Crete
Greece
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Concrete solutions
Electromobility supported by RES
The local demonstrator aims to combine Renewable Energy Sources and mobility. It consists of infrastructure for both e-cars and e-bicycles/e-scooters.
