134820 20250128150426.0 doi 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.02.005 sideral 81258 ART-2013-81258 eng Barberán, R. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9929-2765 Evaluation of water saving measures in hotels: A Spanish case study 2013 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Water is an essential factor of production for hotel activities. Water consumption per person staying at a hotel tends to be high, and can be as much as three times the average consumption of people living at home. Thus, in the context of growing pressure on this scarce and strategic natural resource, the study of water consumption in hotels, and water saving possibilities, is of interest. This work deals with the case of a hotel in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) where equipment was retrofitted with water-saving technologies in order to reduce the amount of water consumed. The work analyses the impact of such retrofitting on consumption, and its financial and economic profitability. The results show how a small investment can lead to a very significant reduction in water consumption, and in the costs associated with it (especially energy costs). info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 1.837 2013 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM 7 / 39 = 0.179 2013 Q1 T1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Egea, P. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2408-8436 Gracia-de-Rentería, P. (orcid)0000-0001-8770-6396 Salvador, M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5788-6661 4008 225 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Economía Aplicada 4008 623 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Métodos Cuant.Econ.Empres 34 (2013), 181-191 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT International Journal of Hospitality Management 0278-4319 743567 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134820/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 2224501 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134820/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:134820 articulos driver 2025-01-28-15:02:33 ARTICLE