04071nam a2200469 a 4500 20260817172423.0 180419s2016 th ad 000 0 eng d .b12200967 AIT Thesis no.UE-16-03 Min Sovannroth Challenges and opportunities in adopting green procurement towards sustainable tourism : a case of Siem Reap City, Cambodia Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 1 online resource (82 leaves) : ill. Thesis ; no. UE-16-03 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management, School of Environment, Resources and Development Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 Green procurement (GP) is important in tourism industry because goods are purchased by tourism businesscan have a significant impact on the environment. This study investigatedopportunities and challenges in adopting GP in tourism industry, using Siem Reap tourism city ascase study.The studyalso highlighted the GP practices in hotels. Mix-research methodsincluding, questionnaire surveys, KIIs,and document reviews, were employed for data collection. A statisticalanalysis was performed to rank the opportunities and challenges of GP from hotel respondents. Informationfrom KIIswas used to validate and complement the results from the statisticalanalysis.The findings revealedthat the major opportunities of GP include the reduction of natural resources usage, improvement of hotel environments, and financial saving;whilst unavailabilityofproducts and lack of regulation on GP and awareness as the main challenges. Itwasalso found that the high cost of GP was not the main challenge in this study. Mostof the hotels have already adopted GP practice, and to some extent several hotels have purchased products with eco-labels, commonly No.5 EnergyLabel and Energy Star Label. To enhance GP practice, the study proposed measures includingGP regulations, eco-labelingprogramto create market for green products, and subsidize for GP practice. The findings canbe useful for policy makers usingopportunities and challengesto formulate appropriate strategies to effectively implement GP. Furthermore, this study has risen up the issue of GP which is quite new in tourism industry. Ecotourism Cambodia Siem Reap Tourism Cambodia Siem Reap Vilas Nitivattananon, Chairperson Bohez, Erik L.J., Examination Committee Kim, Sohee Minsun, Examination Committee Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Scholarship, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. UE-16-03 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04251 .b12200967 mnait m 240419 0 180419 m a m 0 000:001:PDF:b1220096:003711:0:0:0:0:0:0 Abstract n mnait mnait mnarc mnarc 20 40 67 Barcode : 30050120510572 CREATED : 2018-04-19 RECORD # : i13125771 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 1 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120510549 CREATED : 2018-04-19 RECORD # : i13125783 LPATRON : 1029028 LCHKIN : 2019-08-17 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 2 TOT RENEW : 1 Barcode : 30050120397319 CREATED : 2019-01-21 RECORD # : i13148795 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : - CREATED : 2021-09-24 RECORD # : i13351023 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 16059 16059 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-16-03 30050120510572 2026-08-17 17:24:23 1 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-16-03 30050120510549 2026-08-17 17:24:23 2 2026-08-17 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-16-03 30050120397319 2026-08-17 17:24:23 1 2026-08-17 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.UE-16-03 2026-08-17 17:24:23 2026-08-17 67