Decoupling of Carbon Emissions From Tourism and Its Driving Factors

IF 4.1 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Research Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI:10.1002/jtr.2792

Zhengquan Jiang, Xuyan Zhang, Jianen Qin

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Abstract

This study aims to advance the understanding of sustainable tourism development by analyzing the complex relationship between tourism growth and carbon emissions in Guilin from 2000 to 2021. Utilizing a “bottom-up” approach and integrating the Tapio model with the STIRPAT model and LMDI decomposition method, it meticulously examines how tourism-driven economic growth aligns with environmental sustainability efforts. The analysis reveals that transportation significantly dominates carbon emissions, accounting for about 75.44% of the total. The findings indicate predominantly weak decoupling, suggesting substantial room for achieving more robust decoupling measures. By enhancing the theoretical framework through the application of advanced econometric models, this study seeks to redefine the paradigms of environmental impact assessment in tourism, fostering a global discourse on implementing scalable and sustainable tourism practices that can significantly mitigate carbon footprints in tourist-heavy regions worldwide.

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旅游碳排放的解耦及其驱动因素

本研究旨在通过分析2000 - 2021年桂林市旅游增长与碳排放的复杂关系，促进对可持续旅游发展的认识。利用“自下而上”的方法，将Tapio模型与STIRPAT模型和LMDI分解方法相结合，仔细研究了旅游驱动的经济增长如何与环境可持续性努力相一致。分析表明，交通运输在碳排放中占主导地位，约占总量的75.44%。研究结果表明，主要是弱脱钩，这表明，实现更强有力的脱钩措施还有很大的空间。本研究通过应用先进的计量经济模型来加强理论框架，旨在重新定义旅游业环境影响评估的范式，促进全球范围内关于实施可扩展和可持续的旅游实践的讨论，这些实践可以显著减少世界各地旅游密集地区的碳足迹。

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International Journal of Tourism Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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9.00

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Tourism Research promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. IJTR continues to add a vibrant and exciting channel for those interested in tourism and hospitality research developments. The scope of the journal is international and welcomes research that makes original contributions to theories and methodologies. It continues to publish high quality research papers in any area of tourism, including empirical papers on tourism issues. The journal welcomes submissions based upon both primary research and reviews including papers in areas that may not directly be tourism based but concern a topic that is of interest to researchers in the field of tourism, such as economics, marketing, sociology and statistics. All papers are subject to strict double-blind (or triple-blind) peer review by the international research community.