Indicators of Low-Carbon Management in the Leisure Industry: Research Using Examples in Taiwan and China

Hsin-Yu Shih and Ying-Sheng Yao
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Hsin-Yu Shih: Department of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University, Nantou County 54561, Taiwan
Ying-Sheng Yao: Department of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University, Nantou County 54561, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: This study aimed to establish indicators of low-carbon management in the leisure industries in Taiwan and China to meet the demands of saving energy, reducing carbon emissions and slowing global warming. The Pushin Ranch in Taiwan and Lishan Farm in China were targeted as examples. Quantitative indicators were identified through interviews and questionnaire surveys with experts from the industrial, governmental and academic sectors, as well as data integration and statistical analysis using the Delphi method and a paired-samples t test. On the basis of 11 major sustainable tourism indicators proposed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the relevant literature, three dimensions were selected for investigation, namely organizational management and operation, ecotourism and social collaboration, along with five operational indicators and 42 assessment indicators. After the expert questionnaire and t test, a set of selection criteria was constructed based on the approval of more than 80% of the experts; 36 indicators were retained for Taiwan (Pushin Ranch met 17) and 29 were retained for China (Lishan Farm met 13). This allows industrial, governmental and academic units to establish management models and assessment indicators for the leisure industry to meet the demands of energy conservation and carbon reduction.

Keywords: leisure industry; low-carbon tourism; Delphi method; Pushin Ranch; Lishan music farm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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