Tourism and sustainable development in China: a review
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Tourism and sustainable development in China: a review Chen Haibo 1 & Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba 1,2
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Thomas Bilaliib Udimal 3 & Andrew Osei Agyemang 2 & Appiah Ruth 4
Received: 6 March 2020 / Accepted: 3 July 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract The adaption of the open-up reform policies in China some three decades ago has resulted in a rapid economic transformation of which the tourism sector has equally witnessed fast development. Therefore, the essence of this article is to review the evolution and expansion of the tourism industry in China and its obligation to observing international sustainable development policies and practices. Indications of the current policy regime, establishment, and institutions, sustainable development strategies to ensure continuity and availability of resources for future use, environmental sustainability laws and regulations, and promotional events for the development of the tourism industry are made available in this article. In effect, this article reviews how the activities of the tourism sector impacts on the environment. The findings show that China in its quest to be a world leader of tourists’ destination has impacted negatively on the environment which by extension affect the economy and society at large. On the other hand, as a leading nation in the United Nations, China has in contemporary times adapted sustainable development strategies to help safeguard the environment. However, more needs to be done in the area of advanced technology and renewable energy. Keywords Tourism industry . Economic development . Environmental sustainability . Sustainable development . Environmental pollution
Introduction Every economy irrespective of it being developed or developing needs to rely on more resources utilization to meet the needs of the society so as to foster economic growth. In recent times, there has been an increase in public awareness on the consumption of green products thus the need to ensure sustainability in the development of any economy (Niñerola et al. 2019). It is however not surprising that present-day economic policies both at the international and national levels are
Responsible editor: Eyup Dogan * Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba [email protected] 1
School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212012, People’s Republic of China
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School of Business and Management Studies, Bolgatanga Technical University, Sumbrungu, Ghana
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College of Economics and Management, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
reached bearing in mind a sustained environment. This brings to light the fact that for development to be sustained, it should be coupled with progressive economic development and a steady environment in the long term (Ayamba et al. 2019). This ideology demarcates a generally acknowledged framework pertinent to sustainable development which is in line with a worldwide acclaimed definition from the report of the World Comm
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