Policies for Environmental Awareness in Tourist Accommodation. The case of Greece
Policies for Environmental Awareness in Tourist Accommodation. The case of Greece

Summary/Abstract: Tourism is the third largest socio-economic activity in the European Union (Juul, 2015). Non-residential buildings represent 25% of the total number of buildings in Europe, with hotels and restau¬rants possessing 11% of it (Economidou, et al., 2011). The highest energy consumption in the tourist area can be found in the subareas of transportation and accommodation. Regarding the area of accommodation, there is a great demand for cooling/heating systems, lighting, laundry facilities, kitchens, swimming pools and salt water desalination (Coastlearn, 2019). Moreover, increased tourist activity in recent years has been putting pressure on the natural and the human environment since it results in an expansion of the building area and the necessary infrastructures, an increasing demand for energy, and perturbation of ecosystems (Parpairi, 2016). Further-more, hotel accommodation is considered to comprise buildings of the tertiary sector with the highest energy consumption, as they are structures with various operational features and a large number of users (Farrou, 2013).

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