Urban livability and tourism development in China: Analysis of sustainable development by means of spatial panel data

《Urban livability and tourism development in China: Analysis of sustainable development by means of spatial panel data》

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关键字: Urban livability; Tourism development; Local quality of life; Sustainable development; Spatial panel data; China; OF-LIFE; COMMUNITY; RESIDENTS; IMPACTS; URBANIZATION; PERCEPTIONS; ATTITUDES; REGION; STATE; CITY

作者单位: [Liu, Jingjing; Huang, Xuanxuan; Lin, Derong] Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, Dept Tourism & Hospitality Management, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China. [Liu, Jingjing] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Dept Spatial Econ, Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands. [Nijkamp, Peter] Tinbergen Inst, Gustav Mahlerlaan 117, 2L-1082 MS Amsterdam, Netherlands. [Nijkamp, Peter] Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Dept Geog, Poznan, Poland. Liu, JJ (reprint author), Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, Dept Tourism & Hospitality Management, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China. E-Mail: jenny2015ams@hotmail.com; pnijkamp@hotmail.com; huangxuanxuanbecky@126.com; drlin65@xmu.edu.cn

摘要: Tourism is not neutral with respect to local quality of life. With the transformation of traditional city roles and the boom of urban tourism in China, the interaction between tourism and local livability is increasingly important for sustainable development plans of urban areas. Our paper aims to address the complex interdependence of the emerging tourist industry and local livability in Chinese cities. Based on a conceptual model and a subsequent empirical statistical analysis of 35 large and medium-sized Chinese cities for the years 2003-2012, our study finds that urban livability and its related factors benefit tourism development, and that, in turn, tourism has a reverse impact on livability in urban areas; their performance appears to vary in different sub-regions and for different factors of livability; the geographic interdependence between livability and tourism development is also remarkable. Potential threats from excessive tourism development on urban livability, in particular in the Chinese Eastern and Central large and medium-sized cities, can be inferred from our empirical analysis. These conclusions may lead to important lessons to policy makers, while various suggestions based on our findings are provided as well. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.