Analyzing the Optimal Level of Biotope Quality and Cost Planning for Sustainable Development in Regional Tourism: Study of B&B Houses in Taiwan

Chia-Han Yang, Ying-Chyi Chou, Dang Van Thac, Jing-Shoung Hou, Chang-Chan Huang and Ching-Hua Lu
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Chia-Han Yang: Institute of Creative Industries Design, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Ying-Chyi Chou: Department of Business Administration, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Dang Van Thac: Shantou University, Research Institute for Guangdong¡XTaiwan Business Cooperation, Guangdong, China
Jing-Shoung Hou: Department of Leisure and Recreation, National Formosa University, Taiwan
Chang-Chan Huang: Department of Landscape Architecture, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Ching-Hua Lu: Ph.D., Department of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

International Journal of Business and Economics, 2018, vol. 17, issue 1, 73-94

Abstract: This study explores the optimal relation between biotope quality and cost planning for sustainable development in regional tourism, utilizing cases of bed and breakfast (B&B) houses with real data in a national scenic area in central Taiwan to demonstrate the empirical validity of this study. We adopt the Biotope Area Factor (BAF) to measure a B&B environment¡¦s biotope quality and then analyze the optimal combination of B&B total surface by material planning and minimum cost through multiple objective programming (MOP). Results reveal that B&B houses without outdoor space and cost investment can hit the lower limit of a BAF target at low cost, but the cost increases by two times if they further raise their BAF target to a high level.

Keywords: sustainable development; Biotope Area Factor; multiple objective programming; bed and breakfast (B&B) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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