Wang Shiying, Abbas Jaffar, Al-Sulati Khalid Ibrahim, Shah Syed Ale Raza
School of Marxism, Shandong Normal University, China.
School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China.
Eval Rev. 2024 Apr;48(2):312-345. doi: 10.1177/0193841X231182749. Epub 2023 Jun 23.
Economic corridors unlock new economic opportunities and tourism development in the region to achieve sustainable development goals. Green economic growth is conducive to environmental sustainability. Economic mega-projects of CPEC promote tourism that leads to communities' well-being and better quality of life. Modern infrastructure development contributes significantly to economic growth and tourism activities. This study's objectives emphasize exploring tourism and sustainable development pursuits under OBOR economic projects that open doors to improving residents' quality of life. The growing world is an eyewitness to a continuous rise in emissions and its severe consequences for humankind. It is necessary to show off the leading factors that result in tourism and economic activities causing environmental pollution rather than blame policymakers. Undoubtedly, many studies previously focused on demonstrating the influence of socio-economic factors that lead to better environmental quality. However, the empirical literature on tourism, social well-being, foreign direct investment, and the Environment in Belt and Road developed economies needed improvement. This research applied a series of advanced estimators that help demonstrate the study's probable results. This study explores the role of Social well-being (HDI), tourism development, FDI, renewable energy, information & communication technology (ICT), and urbanization on CO2 emissions in Belt and Road (BRI) developed economies.Estimated results exhibited the significant contribution of ICT and renewable energy to sustainability. Besides, FDI contributes to emissions reduction after its threshold level. Conversely, urbanization and tourism activities contribute to environmental pollution. The study outcomes stated inverted/EKC U-shaped hypotheses related to specified economies. Finally, the analysis based on the D-H panel causality test constructs exciting results.The present study concludes that economic corridor plays a vital role in tourism development, the community's well-being, and SDGs goals (sustainable development) impact on environmental safety. The findings suggest essential and applicable policies to attain the desired sustainability level. Findings contribute to the literature on tourism, well-being, and sustainability. Further studies can use insights using this methodology.
经济走廊为该地区带来了新的经济机遇和旅游业发展，以实现可持续发展目标。绿色经济增长有利于环境可持续性。中巴经济走廊的大型经济项目推动了旅游业发展，进而提升了社区福祉和生活质量。现代基础设施建设对经济增长和旅游活动做出了重大贡献。本研究的目标在于探索“一带一路”经济项目下的旅游业及可持续发展追求，这些项目为提升居民生活质量打开了大门。日益发展的世界见证了排放量的持续上升及其对人类的严重后果。有必要揭示导致旅游业和经济活动造成环境污染的主要因素，而非指责政策制定者。毫无疑问，此前许多研究专注于证明社会经济因素对改善环境质量的影响。然而，关于“一带一路”沿线发达经济体的旅游业、社会福祉、外国直接投资与环境的实证文献仍有待完善。本研究应用了一系列先进的估计方法，有助于证明该研究可能得出的结果。本研究探讨了社会福祉（人类发展指数）、旅游业发展、外国直接投资、可再生能源、信息与通信技术（ICT）以及城市化在“一带一路”沿线发达经济体二氧化碳排放中的作用。估计结果显示，ICT和可再生能源对可持续性做出了重大贡献。此外，外国直接投资在达到其门槛水平后有助于减排。相反，城市化和旅游活动则导致环境污染。研究结果表明了与特定经济体相关的倒U型/环境库兹涅茨曲线U型假说。最后，基于D-H面板因果检验的分析得出了令人感兴趣的结果。本研究得出结论，经济走廊在旅游业发展、社区福祉以及可持续发展目标对环境安全的影响方面发挥着至关重要的作用。研究结果提出了实现理想可持续水平的重要且适用的政策。研究结果为有关旅游业、福祉和可持续性的文献做出了贡献。进一步的研究可以运用此方法获得见解。
