The role of habit in tourist behaviour
Habit as a psychological driver is a significant barrier to behaviour change and a perpetuating factor of existing behaviour. We investigate the role of habit in tourist behaviour, to increase sustainable behaviours and reduce those which are unsustainable.
Video - The role of habit in tourist behaviour
The role of culture, beliefs, and social norms in influencing behaviour change
Culture has a significant influence on people’s behaviour in a hedonic environment. We investigate how people from different cultural backgrounds frame their goals during their holidays and design culture-specific interventions to induce pro-environmental behaviour.
Video - The effect of context and culture on plate waste
The role of leadership and the barriers leaders face in implementing social interventions
Researchers have identified several interventions which reduce the environmental footprint and operating cost of hotels. Despite the proven ability of these strategies to create environmental and economic benefits a limited number of hotel managers implement these interventions. We investigate why business leaders are not adopting these interventions.
The use of environmentally extended input-output analysis to estimate the carbon emissions caused by tourism businesses and their suppliers
To assist in emissions reduction efforts, we investigate the use of environmentally extended input-output analysis as a viable approach for tourism businesses to estimate the carbon emissions caused by their activities and suppliers.
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The environmental and economic impact of tourism | Tourism carbon footprinting
This area focuses on the interrelationships of tourism, the wider economy and environmental externality. Specifically, we investigate how tourism economic benefits (jobs and income), resource consumption (water and energy), and environmental pollution (greenhouse gas emissions) are interlinked to inform policy intervention for achieving a better net outcome.
Promoting plant-based food choices in the tourism and hospitality industry
One of the most effective ways for consumers to be more environmentally friendly is to reduce their consumption of animal products. However, consumers enjoy the taste of meat and are unwilling to eat a plant-based diet when staying in a hotel or visiting a restaurant. We investigate interventions to promote plant-based food choices in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Video - Carbon emission levels on food menus
Leveraging disruption for more environmentally sustainable tourism
Disruption to the tourism industry can be caused by natural disasters (e.g., COVID-19) or by human intervention. We investigate how we could leverage these events to disrupt people’s normal travel habits and create a more environmentally sustainable tourism industry.
Video - Can disasters improve the tourism industry?
