Circular Economy as a Factor in the Sustainability of the Tourism Sector. A Study Applied to Accommodation and Restaurants in the Municipality of Setúbal (Portugal)
Ana José Carvalho - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Estefanilha, 2914-503
Setúbal, Portugal
Sandrina B. Moreira - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, BRU-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal
Luísa Carvalho - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, EFAGE, University of Évora, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2023-2024.1
Ana José Carvalho - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Estefanilha, 2914-503
Setúbal, Portugal
Sandrina B. Moreira - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, BRU-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal
Luísa Carvalho - Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal - ESCE, EFAGE, University of Évora, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2023-2024.1
8th International Thematic Monograph - Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era, Belgrade, 2023/2024, Published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans in cooperation with the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Ohrid, North Macedonia; ISSN 2683-5673, ISBN 978-86-80194-81-3 ; Editors: Vuk Bevanda, associate professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia; Snežana Štetić, full time professor, The College of Tourism, Belgrade, Serbia, Printed by: SKRIPTA International, Belgrade
Abstract: The lack of natural resources in the face of population growth is a serious challenge for today’s societies. The development of circular economy strategies is a possible way forward, also for tourism as one of the main economic activities in the world. Based on the assumption that the circular economy is a factor in the sustainability of the tourism sector, the main objective of this research was to analyse the existence and implementation of circular economy policies in companies/organizations in the Accommodation, Catering and Similar activity segment in the municipality of Setúbal. The specific objectives included identifying the profile of those responsible for these companies/organizations, identifying the profile of these entities, checking whether they have circular economy practices, identifying the motivations that lead their managers to adopt or not adopt these practices, and analyzing what higher education institutions, such as the Instituto Politécnico Setúbal (IPS), can do to help companies/organizations overcome these difficulties and obstacles.
For the development of this study, a quantitative approach was used, and the information was obtained through the application of a questionnaire survey to a convenience sample of 200 companies/organizations in the sector in the Municipality of Setúbal, with 45 responses considered valid for statistical treatment using SPSS software.
This study has shown that companies/organizations in the Accommodation, Catering and Similar activities segment of the tourism sector in the municipality of Setúbal are gearing their actions towards sustainability, adopting circular economy policies, particularly in some specific aspects such as reducing plastic and using reusable materials, considering cultural, financial, technological and human aspects as those that most influence the adoption of these practices and looking to the IPS as a fundamental partner in terms of awareness and dissemination.
Looking at the national picture, it can be concluded that, on the one hand, companies/organizations in the sector and segments considered have already started on the road to sustainability by adopting practices typical of the circular economy, but on the other hand, there is still a long way to go in this area, and that working in partnership between these companies/organizations, educational institutions and local and national authorities is essential.
Keywords: Circular Economy; Tourism; Sustainability
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For the development of this study, a quantitative approach was used, and the information was obtained through the application of a questionnaire survey to a convenience sample of 200 companies/organizations in the sector in the Municipality of Setúbal, with 45 responses considered valid for statistical treatment using SPSS software.
This study has shown that companies/organizations in the Accommodation, Catering and Similar activities segment of the tourism sector in the municipality of Setúbal are gearing their actions towards sustainability, adopting circular economy policies, particularly in some specific aspects such as reducing plastic and using reusable materials, considering cultural, financial, technological and human aspects as those that most influence the adoption of these practices and looking to the IPS as a fundamental partner in terms of awareness and dissemination.
Looking at the national picture, it can be concluded that, on the one hand, companies/organizations in the sector and segments considered have already started on the road to sustainability by adopting practices typical of the circular economy, but on the other hand, there is still a long way to go in this area, and that working in partnership between these companies/organizations, educational institutions and local and national authorities is essential.
Keywords: Circular Economy; Tourism; Sustainability
REFERENCES
Bakić, O. (1993). Marketing u Turizmu, Ekonomski fakultet, Beograd.
Bogdanov, N., & Vasiljević, Z. (2011). Role of agriculture and multifunctional rural develop- ment in Serbia. Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 5(1-2), 47–55. https://doi. org/10.19041/APSTRACT/2011/1-2/6
Božić, V. (2011). Ekonomija saobraćaja, Centar za izdavačku delatnost Ekonomskog fakulte- ta, Beograd.
Buckles, H. T. (2009). History of Civilisation in England, BiblioLife, 1923 historical reproduction. Dašić, D., Živković, D., & Vujić, T. (2020). Rural tourism in development function of rural areas in Serbia. Economics of Agriculture, Year 67, No. 3, 719-733. doi:10.5937/ekoPolj2003719D
GoogleBooks.(2022).https://www.google.rs/books/edition/Engineer_s_Journal_and_RailwayPublic_Wo/NtEzAQAAIAAJl=en&gbpv=0
HM Government. (2021). Government Functional Standard, https://assets.publishing.service. gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002673/1195-APS- CCS0521656700-001-Project-Delivery-standard_Web.pdf
Koblianska, I. (2022). Rural Development in Pandemic Era: Research Trends and Insights. In: Dašić, D. (ed.) Security challenges of modern society - Dilemmas and implications Thematic International Monograph, Faculty of Law, Security and Management "Constantine the Great" Niš. 255-270.
Kolarić, V. (1972). Economics and organization of transport companies, Contemporary administration, Belgrade.
Kolarić, V. N. (2007). Menadžment u saobraćaju, Visoka turistička škola, Beograd.
Krapf, K. (1963). Importance of International Tourism, Roma.
Kuklina, M., Dirin, D., Filippova, V., Savvinova, A., Trufanov, A., Krasnoshtanova, N., Bog- danov, V., Kobylkin, D., Fedorova, A., Itegelova, A., & Batotsyrenov, E. (2022). Transport Accessibility and Tourism Development Prospects of Indigenous Communities of Siberia. Sustainability, 14, (3) 1750. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031750
Kuklina, V. V. (2018). Transport (in) accessibility: Experience and practices of mobility of res- idents of settlements in the national republics of Siberia. The Collection of Scientific Pa- pers Based on the Results of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Seminar: Republics in the East of Russia: Trajectories of Economic, Demographic and Territorial Develop- ment. https://doi.org/10.30792/978-5-7925-0522-3-2018-222-237
Marčetić, A. (2022). Analysis of the labor and employment trends in rural areas of the Repub- lic of Serbia in the period 2015-2020, International Conference of Economics School – ICES2022, Sarajevo.
Marković, Ž. D. (2010). Globalistika i kriza globalne ekonomije, prilozi za proučavanje savre- menog globalizirajućeg društva, Beograd,
Marković, Ž. D., Krasić, D. (2016) Upravljanje kvalitetom obrazovanja. Stanković, M. (ur.) Rad i obrazovanje u informacijskom društvu. Fakultet za pravo bezbednost i menadžment “Kon- stantin Veliki”, Niš 97-105.
Nova ekonomija. (2016). https://novaekonomija.rs/
Novaković, S. (1975). Ekonomika saobraćaja, Savremena administracija, Beograd.
Papić, R., & Bogdanov, N. (2015). Rural development policy – a perspective of local actors in Ser- bia, Economics of Agriculture (62) 4, 1079-1093. https://doi.org/10.5937/ekopolj1504079p
Pavićević, A., & Tošić, M. (2022). Logistics management of healthcare institutions during the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic. In: Dašić, D. (ed.) Security challenges of modern society - Dilemmas and implications Thematic International Monograph, Faculty of Law, Security and Management "Constantine the Great" Niš. 321-337.
Pirogova, O. V., & Pirogova, A. Y. (2017). The role of sustainable tourism in the world. Int. J. Fundam. Appl. Res, 7, 305–309.
Pozanenko, A. A. (2017). Spatial isolation and sustainability of local communities: Towards the development of existing approaches. Bull. Tomsk. State Univ. Philosophy Sociol. Political Sci., 40, 244–255. https://doi.org/10.17223/1998863x/40/23
Ridderstâle, J., & Nordstrőm, K. (2002). Funky Business, Stockholm.
Schelp, R. K. (1985). Service Technology and Economics Development, Economy Impact No. 4. Schweitzer, P., Povoroznyuk, O., & Schiesser, S. (2017). Beyond wilderness: Towards an anthro- pology of infrastructure and the built environment in the Russian North. Polar J., 7(9):1-
28. DOI: 10.1080/2154896X.2017.1334427
Scopus books. (2022). https://www.elsevier.com/?a=91123/Scopusbooks12122022/ Shcherbakova, N. A. (2019). State and Trends of Sustainable Development of Tourism in Ukraine
and the World. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 9, n.8, p.
1712-1724. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v9.8(32).10.
Stanković, M., & Marčetić, A. (2021). A new approach to decision – making research and the
key role of the orbitofrontal cortex, Horizonti menadžmenta, I (1), 47-67.
Stanković, M., & Stanković, B. (2022). Legal nature and significance of the contract on com- bined transport in traffic system of Serbia. In: Dašić, D. (ed.) Security challenges of mod- ern society - Dilemmas and implications Thematic International Monograph, Faculty of Law, Security and Management "Constantine the Great" Niš. 371-388.
Stanković, V. (1995). Law of the Economic System, Faculty of Law, Belgrade. The Economist. (2016). Svet u 2016. Novi Sad.
USAID. (2016). Najbolje prakse, Sektorska podrška razvoju malih i srednjih preduzeća, Beograd. Vešović, V. (2003). Menadžment u saobraćaju, Saobraćajni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu,
Beograd.
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