Relationship between environmental sustainable development goals and sustainable tourism: current status and future prospects
Relationship between environmental sustainable development goals and sustainable tourism: current status and future prospects
In this paper, we examine the current trend in tourism literature about a possible link between sustainable tourism and the targets of the environmental sustainable development goals (ESDG) proposed by the United Nations. We conduct a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis on a sample of 160 papers published between 2015 until March 2023. The sample papers are organized in four clusters, namely, environmental sustainability, types of sustainable tourism, geographical location, and research method. The findings suggest that tourism literature strongly focuses on sustainable tourism and acknowledges the importance of environment in the discussion related to sustainability of the sector. However, there is lack of initiative to examine the relation between sustainable tourism and its contribution toward the achievement of targets of the ESDGs. In addition, we find that OECD member states are performing better compared to non-members in achieving the sustainable development goal 7 and 13, which are the proxy for environmental sustainability in this study. We also find that case study is the most popular research method in this field. The identified research gap in these clusters allowed us to make a list of the future research agenda in relation to the link between ESDG and sustainable tourism. The findings of the paper show how to extend the existing literature in future to enrich the knowledge about the topic. In addition, the findings will guide policymakers to make necessary changes in the regulatory framework of the tourism sector for enhancing the sector’s contribution in achievement of the ESDG targets.
Environmental sustainability development goal, Climate action, Energy, Carbon emission, Net-zero, Sustainable tourism
Chakraborty, Sushmita
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Nandy, Monomita
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Lodh, Suman
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Ntim, Collins
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Chakraborty, Sushmita
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Nandy, Monomita
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Lodh, Suman
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Ntim, Collins
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Chakraborty, Sushmita, Nandy, Monomita, Lodh, Suman and Ntim, Collins
(2023)
Relationship between environmental sustainable development goals and sustainable tourism: current status and future prospects.
Tourism Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
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Abstract
In this paper, we examine the current trend in tourism literature about a possible link between sustainable tourism and the targets of the environmental sustainable development goals (ESDG) proposed by the United Nations. We conduct a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis on a sample of 160 papers published between 2015 until March 2023. The sample papers are organized in four clusters, namely, environmental sustainability, types of sustainable tourism, geographical location, and research method. The findings suggest that tourism literature strongly focuses on sustainable tourism and acknowledges the importance of environment in the discussion related to sustainability of the sector. However, there is lack of initiative to examine the relation between sustainable tourism and its contribution toward the achievement of targets of the ESDGs. In addition, we find that OECD member states are performing better compared to non-members in achieving the sustainable development goal 7 and 13, which are the proxy for environmental sustainability in this study. We also find that case study is the most popular research method in this field. The identified research gap in these clusters allowed us to make a list of the future research agenda in relation to the link between ESDG and sustainable tourism. The findings of the paper show how to extend the existing literature in future to enrich the knowledge about the topic. In addition, the findings will guide policymakers to make necessary changes in the regulatory framework of the tourism sector for enhancing the sector’s contribution in achievement of the ESDG targets.
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Accepted/In Press date: 25 November 2023
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Environmental sustainability development goal, Climate action, Energy, Carbon emission, Net-zero, Sustainable tourism
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