新北投地區溫泉旅館－－生態足跡與水足跡盤查分析

The Questioning Analysis of Ecological Footprint and Water Footprint: A Case of the Hot Spring Hotels in the Area of New Peitou

本研究旨在採用生態足跡法與水足跡概念，作為新北投地區溫泉旅宿業環境影響評估之工具，以進一步瞭解溫泉旅館本身對資源之運用與效率。透過生態足跡及水足跡進行評估計算，採普查方式，共獲得4間溫泉旅館同意接受調查。結果顯示：A溫泉旅館之生態足跡為0.02335909（公頃／每人）、水足跡為6.82（m³／人）；B溫泉旅館之生態足跡為0.01833226（公頃／每人）、水足跡為10.40（m³／人）；C溫泉旅館之生態足跡為0.00066813（公頃／每人）、水足跡為0.54（m³／人），D溫泉旅館之生態足跡為0.00481153（公頃／每人）、水足跡為2.09（m³／人），其中皆以C溫泉旅館之生態足跡與水足跡為最小，顯示出其在單位面積、能源及水資源使用上有較好之效率。依據本研究溫泉用水量計算結果發現，大眾池在其使用率較低的狀況下，為較耗水之設施，若排除大眾池之用水量將可減少溫泉之總用水量。這份研究報告也破除了過去我們所對大眾池較為省水之觀念，建議溫泉旅館業者可於淡季期間減少開放時段或暫時關閉大眾池設施，藉以減低整體溫泉旅館之水足跡。本研究結果將可提供溫泉旅館業者經營參考之用，以減少溫泉遊客所產生之生態足跡與水足跡。

Based on the method of the ecological footprint and the concept of water footprint, the study aims at not only providing the tools to assess environmental impact of New Peitou hot-spring industry but also knowing more about whether the hotels in this area make the most of hot-spring resources. By means of the method and the concept mentioned above, the following census is completed with the cooperation of four hot-spring hotels in the New Peitou area. The results showed that: The ecological footprint of Hotel A is 0.02335909 (ha/person), and the water footprint is 6.82 (m³/person); The ecological footprint of Hotel B is0.01833226 (ha/person), and the water footprint is 10.40 (m³/person); The ecological footprint of Hotel C is 0.00066813 (ha/person), and the water footprint is 0.54 (m³/person ) ; The ecological footprint of Hotel D is0.00481153 (ha/person), and the water footprint is2.09 (m³/person). The conclusion is made as follows: Hotel C achieves more efficiency in harnessing the energy, the water resources and the untilization of the unit area and therefore it shows the smallest number of the ecological footprint and water footprint. Based on estimates of this study, it is found that the total consumption of the hot-spring water can be reduced if the hotels temporarily close the public pool facilities in off-season. As a consequence, the water footprints of overall hot-spring hotels are lowered. In the hope of decreasing the ecological footprint and water footprint generated by each Hot Spring visitor. The results of this study will be able to provide hot-spring hotel industry with suggestions in business management and consequently improve energy efficiency.