Living Environment

There is a reciprocal relationship between the hospitality domain and the living environment of residents. The domain is part of the living environment and can damage it but also revive it. The aim of the ABB is to increase the quality of life through the hospitality domain. This is also to the advantage of the domain itself, as a favorable living environment also keeps the destination attractive for visitors.

Knowledge priorities

• Defining and operationalising concepts such as balance, support, social impacts, development space, 'carrying capacity' and 'transformative' and 'regenerative' tourism and hospitality.
• Investigate how the hospitality domain can be used to improve the quality of life and work, guarantee the quality of experience and improve the quality of the environment.
• Develop methods for measuring (the interplay of) pressure and carrying capacity, which on the one hand are appropriate for the local context, but on the other also facilitate (national) comparability.