Sustainability is one of the single most important global issues facing the world. A clear understanding of the issues surrounding climate change, global warming, air and water pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and global poverty is essential for every future manager in the hospitality industry. Present and future hospitality executives need to know how sustainable management systems can be integrated into their businesses while maintaining and hopefully improving the bottom line. Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry, second edition, is the only book available to introduce the students to economic, environmental and social sustainable issues specifically facing the industry as well as exploring ideas, solutions, and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way. Since the first edition of this book there have been many important developments in this field and this second edition has been updated in the following ways: updated content to reflect recent issues and trends including hotel energy solutions and green hotel design two new chapters on 'Sustainable Food' and 'Social Entrepreneurship and Social Value' updated international case studies throughout to explore key issues and show real life operational responses to sustainability within the hospitality industry. New case studies on growth hotel development markets, Asia and the Middle East new practical exercises throughout to apply your knowledge to real-life sustainability scenarios. This accessible and comprehensive account of Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry is essential reading for all students and future managers.
Since the first edition of this book there have been many important developments in this field and this second edition has been updated in the following ways: updated content to reflect recent issues and trends including hotel energy ...
The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Revival of Girls' Schools
A history of the phenomenon of girls' schools in America is accompanied by the author's personal account of building a school that celebrates the benefits of single-sex education, an insightful overview of the modern-day debate over single-sex education, profiles of girls' schools across the country, and interviews with alumnae about their experiences. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
Handy, Patricia — associate conductor with Greenwich Symphony Orchestra; first
American woman to receive a conducting fellowship to the Tan- glewood Music
Center. Roland Park Country School (Md.), 1961 . Hanff, Helene — author, 84 ...
Simulation modelling involves the development of models that imitate real–world operations, and statistical analysis of their performance with a view to improving efficiency and effectiveness. This non–technical textbook is focused towards the needs of business, engineering and computer science students.
The Practice of Model Development and Use Stewart Robinson. code in the
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84–93. Harrell, C.R., Ghosh, B. and Bowden, R. (2011). Simulation using ProModel ...
This title evaluates the performance, safety, efficiency, reliability and economics of a power delivery system. It emphasizes the use and interpretation of computational data to assess system operating limits, load level increases, equipment failure and mitigating procedures through computer-aided analysis to maximize cost-effectiveness.
A contingency analysis is performed for the six- bus system and the results are
presented in Table 3.6. The following types of cases are present in the results.
Acceptable cases - None. Cases with overloaded lines - Base case. Cases with ...
