Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Mass tourism, whilst providing certain economic benefit, can have a massively adverse ecological impact to the local environment which in turn can negatively affect the economy and the health of the residents of any popular tourist destination. One of the most important factors of tourism is sufficient accommodation, including hotels. The design of an eco-friendly hotel helps in achieving the balance between the three key principles of environment, economy and social aspects required for an outcome with real sustainability. A clear understanding of the potential ecological problems is vital for knowing how to apply sustainability in designs, hence this thesis will discuss the ecological issues such as climate change, land contamination, ozone depletion and how they can affect the surrounding environment and societal welfare as supported by case studies. This thesis also aims to demonstrate and understand how architects and designers can implement strategies for enhancing efficiency and reducing the negative ecological impact on the natural environment by using green technologies such as solar panels and other energy saving products that can improve the sustainable approach in designing hotels. As wells as drawing the attention of interior designers to using eco-friendly materials for wall coverings, flooring and in the designing of furniture in addition to highlighting the role high technology can play nowadays and how the shrewd designer can take advantage of that to improve the sustainability of their hotel designs.
Il turismo è una delle industrie con più rapida crescita al mondo. Il turismo di massa, pur fornendo alcuni benefici economici, può avere un impatto ecologicamente negativo sull'ambiente locale che a sua volta può influire negativamente sull'economia e sulla salute dei residenti di qualsiasi popolare destinazione turistica. Uno dei fattori più importanti del turismo è una sufficiente sistemazione, inclusi gli hotel. La progettazione di un hotel eco-compatibile aiuta a raggiungere l'equilibrio tra i tre principi chiave dell' ambiente, dell'economia e gli aspetti sociali, necessari per un risultato di reale sostenibilità. Una chiara comprensione dei potenziali problemi ecologici è vitale per sapere come applicare la sostenibilità nei progetti, quindi questa tesi discuterà le questioni ecologiche come il cambiamento climatico, la contaminazione della terra, l'impoverimento dell'ozono e come possono influenzare l'ambiente circostante e il benessere della società come sostenuto da studi del caso. Questa tesi mira anche a dimostrare e capire come architetti e designer possono implementare strategie per migliorare l'efficienza e ridurre l'impatto ecologico negativo sull'ambiente naturale, utilizzando green technologies come pannelli solari e altri prodotti a risparmio energetico che possono migliorare l'approccio sostenibile nella progettazione di hotel . Si cercherà di richiamare l'attenzione degli interior designer sull'utilizzo di materiali eco-compatibili per rivestimenti murali, pavimenti e nella progettazione di mobili oltre a mettere in risalto il ruolo che l'alta tecnologia può svolgere al giorno d'oggi e in che modo il progettista accorto può trarne vantaggio per migliorare la sostenibilità di un progetto alberghiero.
Sustainable design strategies in the hospitality industry
AL-SAKKAF, MARWAH ABDULQADER SALEM
2016/2017
Abstract
Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Mass tourism, whilst providing certain economic benefit, can have a massively adverse ecological impact to the local environment which in turn can negatively affect the economy and the health of the residents of any popular tourist destination. One of the most important factors of tourism is sufficient accommodation, including hotels. The design of an eco-friendly hotel helps in achieving the balance between the three key principles of environment, economy and social aspects required for an outcome with real sustainability. A clear understanding of the potential ecological problems is vital for knowing how to apply sustainability in designs, hence this thesis will discuss the ecological issues such as climate change, land contamination, ozone depletion and how they can affect the surrounding environment and societal welfare as supported by case studies. This thesis also aims to demonstrate and understand how architects and designers can implement strategies for enhancing efficiency and reducing the negative ecological impact on the natural environment by using green technologies such as solar panels and other energy saving products that can improve the sustainable approach in designing hotels. As wells as drawing the attention of interior designers to using eco-friendly materials for wall coverings, flooring and in the designing of furniture in addition to highlighting the role high technology can play nowadays and how the shrewd designer can take advantage of that to improve the sustainability of their hotel designs.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018_04_AL-Sakkaf.pdf
non accessibile
Descrizione: Thesis text
Dimensione
182.6 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
182.6 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in POLITesi sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
https://hdl.handle.net/10589/140762