Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia

被引：0

作者：

Amin, Sakib Bin ^{[1
]}

Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad ^{[2
]}

Ayshi, Fardin Anwod ^{[1
]}

Khan, Farhan ^{[1
]}

Zaman, Nazia ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] North South Univ, Dhaka, Bangladesh

[2] Tokai Univ, TOKAI Res Inst Environm & Sustainabil TRIES, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

DISCOVER SUSTAINABILITY | 2025年 / 6卷 / 01期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

Tourism; Environment; CO2; Inverse U-shaped EKC; N-shaped EKC; South Asia; Sustainable tourism; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; CO2; EMISSIONS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; EKC; HYPOTHESIS; NEXUS; DEGRADATION; CAUSALITY; COUNTRIES;

D O I：

10.1007/s43621-025-00974-8

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper analyzes the non-linear tourism-environmental degradation nexus in the selected South Asian countries using a modified Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework. While previous literature has shown inconclusive results, this paper applies the Cross-Sectional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) method to examine tourism-induced EKCs from 1990 to 2021. Findings reveal a valid N-shaped EKC for the selected South Asian countries. Country-level estimates show that Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka exhibit N-shaped tourism-induced EKC. However, Nepal and Bhutan show inverse tourism-induced U-shaped EKC. The paper suggests policy measures to address the tourism-environmental degradation nexus, including promoting private sustainable investment, enacting eco-friendly policies, raising public awareness, and encouraging sustainable tourism in the region.

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