DocumentCode
1620757
Title
The role of accessibility in energy and waste saving
Author
Sanz, Mireia Ferri ; Ferrandis, Estrella Dura ; Ferrer, Jorge Garces
Author_Institution
Polibienestar Research Institute at University of Valencia, Spain
fYear
2012
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
30
Abstract
This paper presents some recommendations about the inclusion of accessibility criteria in the design of tourism resources in order to involve elderly and disabled people in their energy and waste saving policies. With these criteria, tourism entities contribute to the development of sustainable tourism, and consequently, to build environmentally-friendly tourism infrastructures and services.
Keywords
accessibility; elderly and disabled people; energy and waste savings; sustainability; universal design;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sustainable Technologies (WCST), 2012 World Congress on
Conference_Location
London, United Kingdom
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4442-5
Type
conf
Filename
6482909
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