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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

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Prof. Sudharshan Reddy Paramati

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School of Business, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK
Interests: Energy finance; Environmental sustainability; Tourism management; Sustainable tourism; Socio-economic issues
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Dear Colleagues,

In the last few decades, the tourism and travel sector has become one of the important sectors for any given country due to its significant contributions to socioeconomic development and economic prosperity. To add to that, the tourism and travel sector contributed 10.40 percent of the global GDP, provided 10 percent of total employment (319 million jobs) and attracted US$ 941 billion investments across the globe in 2018, as documented by the World Travel and Tourism Council. This implies the significance of tourism and travel sector in the global economy. Despite its numerous contributions to socioeconomic development, though, it is often argued in the literature that tourism causes environmental degradation. To address the negative impact of tourism on the environment, the policy makers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations have created several initiatives to improve environmental awareness among various stakeholders, including tourists. Further, in recent times, policy makers have also initiated ‘sustainable tourism investments’ to promote tourism growth without having a detrimental impact on the environment. However, the outcomes of such policies need a properly empirical investigation. Hence, this Special Issue invites theoretical and empirical studies on developed, developing and least developed economies on the following themes, although other relevant topics will also be considered:

Development of tourism infrastructure;
Factors that promote tourism growth;
Impact of tourism on economic development;
Role of tourism on socioeconomic development;
Tourism and green economy;
Tourism and carbon emissions;
Tourism and environmental issues;
Tourism and climate change;
Sustainable tourism investments;
Tourism management and sustainable development;
Environmental aspects of tourism;
Tourism and poverty;
Tourism and income inequality.

Prof. Sudharshan Reddy Paramati
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Tourism development
Tourism investments
Sustainable tourism management
Transportation
Travel and adventure
Economic development
Environmental impacts
Climate change
Foreign direct investments
International trade
Exchange rates.

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How Can Ski Resorts Get Smart? Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Winter Tourism in the European Alps

by Annemarie Polderman, Andreas Haller, Diego Viesi, Xavier Tabin, Stefano Sala, Annamaria Giorgi, Loïc Darmayan, Jakob Rager, Jelena Vidovič, Quentin Daragon, Yves Verchère, Uroš Zupan, Nadine Houbé, Kati Heinrich, Oliver Bender and Yann Bidault

Sustainability 2020, 12(14), 5593; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145593 - 11 Jul 2020

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Climate change and the call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the efficient use of (renewable) energy, and more resilient winter tourism regions, forces ski resorts across the European Alps to look for “smart” approaches to transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Drawing on the smart-city concept and considering the different historical developments of Alpine resorts, the Smart Altitude Decision-Making Toolkit was developed using a combination of an energy audit tool, a WebGIS, and collaborative and innovative living labs installed in Les Orres (France), Madonna di Campiglio (Italy), Krvavec (Slovenia), and Verbier (Switzerland). This step-by-step Decision-Making Toolkit enables ski resorts to get feedback on their energy demand, an overview of the locally available sources of renewable energy, and insights regarding their potential for improving their energy efficiency by low-carbon interventions. The Decision-Making Toolkit is suitable for knowledge transfer between stakeholders within living labs and moreover provides the flexibility for tailor-made low-carbon strategies adapting to the unique assets and situatedness of ski resorts. Full article

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Resource Orchestration in Corporate Social Responsibility Actions: The Case of “Roteiros de Charme” Hotel Association

by Luciana Maines da Silva and Paula Maines da Silva

Sustainability 2020, 12(11), 4448; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114448 - 30 May 2020

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This article aims to identify the factors that generate a competitive advantage, based on resource orchestration, in associated companies in networks with an emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The “Roteiros de Charme” hotel association was the object of study, deepening the analysis into four hotels and hostels participating in the association, all located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The method chosen was qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), as it allows for the use of data from a small number of cases. The authors identified that individual CSR strategy, the environmental impact of CSR actions and the structuring of companies’ portfolios of resources cover the possible causality and present consistency in the creation of a competitive advantage based on resource orchestration. The analysis of the data showed that the companies associated can structure their portfolio of resources through bundled and leveraged resources for capacity building. The study represents an important managerial contribution since it clarifies what they (resources) are and how the resources of the hotel and the association can be orchestrated for a better financial, social and environmental results. The present study makes a unique theoretical contribution when analyzing the effects on the competitive advantage of CSR actions with the use of the QCA method. Full article

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Fiscal Decentralization, Pollution and China’s Tourism Revenue

by Shaolong Zeng, Lingyun Gao, Rui Shen, Yingying Ma and Haiping Li

Sustainability 2020, 12(5), 1925; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12051925 - 3 Mar 2020

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This paper focuses on the role of local governments in the development of tourism in China by examining 30 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2018. The results of empirical research show that fiscal decentralization in China provides local governments with incentives for the development of high pollution industries and of large state-owned enterprises, which do not help the sustainable development of tourism. In addition, there is an “inverted U-shaped” relationship between pollution level and tourism development. Although the growth of China’s tourism industry is pollution-based currently, tourism revenue is considered to decline once a threshold is reached. The competition from local governments for foreign investment is conducive to the improvement of environmental quality and increase in tourism revenue. Based on this, we have proposed a series of sustainable tourism development measures. Full article

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Urbanization, Disasters, and Tourism Development: Evidence from RCEP Countries

by Wanshan Wu, Qingyi Su, Chunding Li, Cheng Yan and Giray Gozgor

Sustainability 2020, 12(3), 1221; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031221 - 7 Feb 2020

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This study analyzes urbanization, disasters, and their impact on tourism development for RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) countries. We use ADF (Augmented Dickey-Fuller) and PP (Phillips-Perron) tests, causality tests, quantile regression, and fixed-effect panel models on data from 1995-2018. Empirical results show that urbanization does not help tourism development in the low quantiles but does help in the high quantiles. Disaster-preventive measures and post-disaster reconstruction help the development of tourism. However, in developed countries, disasters are not conducive to the development of tourism. Urbanization is the Granger cause of tourism and carbon emissions. The increase in temperature, rainfall, and carbon emissions caused by urbanization do not contribute to the development of tourism. Based on this, we have proposed a series of urbanization development and disaster defense measures to promote the sustainable development of tourism in RCEP countries. Full article

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Sustainability and Effectiveness of Chinese Outline for National Tourism and Leisure

by Emanuele Giorgi, Tiziano Cattaneo, Minqing Ni and Renata Enríquez Alatriste

Sustainability 2020, 12(3), 1161; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031161 - 6 Feb 2020

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This study is addressed to understand: (1) how the Chinese policies for tourism meet the international guidelines for sustainable development promoted by the United Nations, through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and (2) how the Chinese policies for tourism are applied in reality by design practice. To answer these two research questions, the research considers mainly three groups of reference sources: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the Outline for National Tourism and Leisure 2013–2020 (ONTL) of the Chinese Government and their analyses from independent sources; the descriptions of architectural interventions for hospitality. According with the two research questions, the research is based on two phases: (1) a comparison between the Chinese policies for tourism development and the international policies for sustainable development; (2) a search of sustainable policies in the design practice, through the analysis of 30 projects for hospitality, realized in China after 2013. The results of both the phases propose a new paradigm in understanding China’s role as a country leading sustainable tourism for development. Full article

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Fostering Resident Pro-Environmental Behavior: The Roles of Destination Image and Confucian Culture

by Jiangchi Zhang, Chaowu Xie, Alastair M. Morrison and Kun Zhang

Sustainability 2020, 12(2), 597; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12020597 - 14 Jan 2020

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Residents are important participants and stakeholders in destination development. Identifying factors that assist in predicting resident pro-environmental behavior (PEB) may contribute to enhanced sustainability. Based on a traditional Chinese culture, this research constructed a model of resident PEB by introducing pro-environmental destination image (PEDI) and Confucianism as the independent and moderating variables, respectively. The structural equation modeling for 402 residents indicated the model had a satisfactory level of predictive power for PEB. The results showed that: (1) PEDI positively affected residents’ environmental identity, pro-environmental attitudes, and PEB; (2) environmental identity and pro-environmental attitudes completely mediated the impact of PEDI on residents’ PEB; and (3) Confucian culture had a positive U-shaped moderating effect in the relationships among these four variables. Overall, these findings advance the understanding of the formation of PEB in Confucian culture and provide theoretical and practical implications for fostering residents’ PEB. Full article

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