Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0269
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-0269
+44 1300 500008
Atefe Gharibshah
West Indies
Research Article
Sci-Tech Lighting for High-Performance Architecture: A Bridge to Sustainable Development in Touristic Destinations
Author(s): Atefe Gharibshah and Mohammadjavad MahdavinejadAtefe Gharibshah and Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad
The nature of tourism destination has been the theme of many research papers, which covers a wide range of areas including socio-cultural relationships at one end and geographical concerns at the other end of the spectrum. The focus of the current study is lighting architecture viewed as an essential tool to endorse sustainability in tourism destination. For this purpose, two Likert Scale questionnaires were created and completed by five experts of tourism-related fields. The questionnaires targeted lighting, sustainability and social development effects on energy efficiency, aesthetics, and ergonomic aspects. Data were gathered and tabulated and eventually analyzed by means of SPSS software. The results revealed that lighting had significant impacts on ergonomic and aesthetic aspects of tourism, but the effect was minimal when it came to energy efficiency.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0269.1000389