Artículo
Relationships between hotel and restaurant electricity consumption and tourism in 11 European Union countries
Autor/es | Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, María del Populo
Sánchez Braza, Antonio Sánchez-Rivas García, Javier |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Análisis Económico y Economía Política |
Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
Fecha de depósito | 2018-12-27 |
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Resumen | Tourism is a major economic activity in the world. However, while tourism has a noticeable
positive impact on economic development, it also contributes to environmental degradation by
increasing energy consumption and ... Tourism is a major economic activity in the world. However, while tourism has a noticeable positive impact on economic development, it also contributes to environmental degradation by increasing energy consumption and therefore emissions. This paper analyzes the relationships between Hotel and Restaurant electricity consumption and tourism growth in 11 European Union countries for the period 2005–2012, for which there is sufficient data availability. Panel data techniques are used to test an electricity consumption function for this sector, which depends on tourism, its squared value, energy price, income and a climate variable. The results show that the Energy–Tourism Kuznets Curve hypothesis is not supported. Instead, an increasing relationship is observed between the Hotel and Restaurant sector electricity consumption and overnight stays. Results also show the effects of income and low temperatures in increasing electricity consumption, while prices have no effects. Energy efficiency measures and the adoption of renewable energy systems are recommended, with further investments therefore being necessary. |
Cita | Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, M.d.P., Sánchez Braza, A. y Sánchez-Rivas García, J. (2017). Relationships between hotel and restaurant electricity consumption and tourism in 11 European Union countries. Sustainability, 9 (11), 2109-2116. |
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