Food Management in Tourism and Daily Life: Perspectives on Carbon Emission

• Main Authors: Su-Tan Wang, 王姝丹
• Other Authors: Che-Yu Hsui
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9x66vb

碩士 === 南華大學 === 旅遊管理學系旅遊管理碩士班 === 103 === 　　As global warming gets worse and worse, food mileage has become one of the important concepts every country promotes to call for energy saving and carbon reduction. Food is the basic need of man, but we seldom fully understand what our food is, where it comes from, how it is purchased, and how much carbon dioxide it emits when produced or transported. Besides, with a higher standard of living and the practice of five-day work week, we have more chances to go sightseeing. Therefore, this research aims to have a deeper understanding of what influence the change of lifestyle has had on carbon emissions. This research not only collects the records of carbon emissions from lots of documents as a database, but also conducts a survey of 70 consumers and investigates their daily diet and what they eat during a trip. The result is stated as follows: 1. As far as food is concerned, transportation makes up a large proportion of the emission of carbon dioxide. If we want to reduce carbon footprint, it is important to eat locally produced food. 2. A vegetarian diet emits far less carbon dioxide than a non-vegetarian one. If we aim to fight carbon emission, vegetarianism should be widely advocated. 3. The food we eat during a trip produces far more carbon dioxide than our daily diet. Why? It is natural for us to indulge ourselves when going on a trip, so not only do we eat more than usual but the food tends to be more delicate and more diverse, and even comes from foreign countries. In addition, judging from the menus, most restaurant staff do not have any idea of food mileage. 4. Consumers might have the concept of food mileage but do not necessarily spend money accordingly. 　　Only by starting with daily diet can we really reduce carbon emissions. It is necessary for our government to develop a relevant policy and to combine it with environmental education.