[[alternative]]An Investigation on Evaluation Indicators for Eco-inn Selecting in Taiwan

[[abstract]]台灣鄉野旅遊的持續成長，造成住宿需求同步增加，民宿數量也大規模的成長。然而，民宿的快速發展除帶來經濟上的產值，同時也造成各方面的負面衝擊。此外，綠色消費意識的抬頭，也使得遊客在選擇旅遊地區時，希望挑選具有環保概念及實際行動的住宿設施。為此，已有學者提出「綠色民宿」的概念。然而目前國內外卻缺乏對綠色民宿評選的相關指標與標準。 因此，本研究之目的在於建構可使用在台灣地區的綠色民宿評選指標，使民宿經營朝向永續的發展原則。這個評選指標系統是建立在文獻回顧的基礎上，並使用德爾菲方法蒐集專家意見。最後，經過三回合德爾菲問卷施測，本研究最後由109個指標項中粹取出50個指標。這些指標可被分類為：綠建築、永續地景工程、有機農業、環境教育、社區共榮以及其他類。 透過整體指標系統，研究者可看出專家對健康及安全議題的重視。50項指標中有13項與健康及安全議題有關。顯示出綠色民宿之發展精神，不僅止於減少對環境的破壞，更崇尚一種健康又安全的旅遊型態。[[abstract]]The decline in agricultural and other forms of rural employment in many countries has created a need for a diversified range of rural businesses. In most cases, tourism and recreation have become important elements of the diverse activities in rural areas of Taiwan. Although tourism continues to be viewed as a panacea for the economic ills in rural areas, some negative impacts in physical, socio-economic, and cultural environment must be considered. In particular, accommodation, one important element of the tourism system, generates various environmental loadings. Some obvious impacts are the following: architectural pollution owing to the effect of inappropriate hotel development on the traditional landscape, and the resort infrastructure becoming overloaded and breaking down in periods of peak usage. An Eco-inn, the environmentally friendly accommodation, is proposed to reduce the negative impacts from rural tourism (Kuo, 2008). However, no evaluation indicators and related assessment criteria for Eco-inn are investigated up to now. Hence, the purpose of this study is to explore the indicators that can be used for evaluating Eco-inn in Taiwan. This evaluation indicator system is based on the findings from literature review, and then the Delphi Method is employed to collect experts’ opinions. Finally, 50 of the 109 candidate indicators are selected after three rounds of the Delphi method. These indicators can be categorized into the following sectors: green building, sustainable landscape construction, organic agriculture, environmental education, local benefit and others