Investigating the environmental externalities of tourism development: evidence from Tanzania

Kyara, Valensi Corbinian; Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur; Khanam, Rasheda

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09617

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“…To obtain a specification fit for the purpose, we begin with the common empirical approach used for the EKC specification (see [ 5 ], for a comprehensive EKC survey), which is as:

where CO 2 emissions present environmental degradation,

is the per capita real GDP that positively influences CO 2 emissions up to a certain limit [ 15 ],

is the squared of the per capita GDP and it negatively affects CO 2 emissions [ 14 , 70 ],

refers to energy use,

is trade openness, and

is population growth. However, some studies, such as [ 31 , 71 , 72 ]; and [ 73 ] have employed ecological footprints and trade-adjusted carbon emissions as proxies for environmental degradation. For three reasons, this study uses CO 2 emissions instead.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The validity of the environmental Kuznets curve in the presence of long-run civil wars: A case of Afghanistan

Hameed,

Rahman,

Khanam

2024

Heliyon

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“…To obtain a specification fit for the purpose, we begin with the common empirical approach used for the EKC specification (see [ 5 ], for a comprehensive EKC survey), which is as:

where CO 2 emissions present environmental degradation,

is the per capita real GDP that positively influences CO 2 emissions up to a certain limit [ 15 ],

is the squared of the per capita GDP and it negatively affects CO 2 emissions [ 14 , 70 ],

refers to energy use,

is trade openness, and

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The validity of the environmental Kuznets curve in the presence of long-run civil wars: A case of Afghanistan

Hameed,

Rahman,

Khanam

2024

Heliyon

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“…Vector Error Correction (VEC) Granger Causality VEC Granger causality is valuable as it can assess the presence of a short-term causal association by using information from lag variables (Leiwakabessy and Payapo, 2022). The VEC Granger causality test/Wald test estimates a test statistic based on the unconstrained regression, which may be used to test for unidirectional causality, feedback causation, or no causality (neutral) in a dynamic short-run relationship (Kyara et al, 2022). Statistical analysis in the standard VEC Granger Causality Test/Wald test follows a Chi-squared distribution.…”

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confidence: 99%

Environmental stringency and competitive export strengths: a study in context of environmentally sensitive goods in G20

Mahajan¹,

Majumdar²

2023

IJSE

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PurposeTrade of environmentally sensitive goods (ESGs) is often exposed to countries with less stringent regulations suggesting that those countries have comparative advantage in the polluting sector. The Group of Twenty (G20) members are among the highest polluters, globally. Different stringency policies are enacted time to time in G20 to control environment pollution. However, the impact of policy stringency on export performance of ESGs is seldom examined. The paper aims to address some of the issues concerning this matter.Design/methodology/approachThe present study aims to address the short run and long-run association between Revealed Comparative Advantage of ESGs and Environmental Policy Stringency Index for the period of 1990–2019 in G20. Periodic fluctuations and time adjustment mechanism are also studied. Second Generation Panel Cointegration, Vector Error Correction, Impulse Response Function and Variance Decomposition methods are employed to address the objectives.FindingsResult is evident that more exposure to stringent environmental regulations reduces the comparative advantage of ESGs in the long run. But there is no evidence of the short-run relationship between the variables. The possible reason could be that new regulations enacted prove fruitful in the long run.Originality/valueThe novelty of the study is to focus on inter linkages between stringency and global export competitiveness in G20, almost nonexistent in the past studies. The study also provides a road map to policymakers to find out potential ways for sustainable development by balancing environmental stringency measures and international trade.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-08-2022-0560

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“…Tourism is vital for economic development at the national and regional levels (Kyara, Rahman, & Khanam, 2022). Despite that in recent years, theories and concepts of clusters have gained exponential growth, their applicability to the services sector in the past was not important, especially in the tourism industry (Weston, et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Tourism business clusters: A tool for transforming MSEMs in the tourism industry in Tanzania

Batinoluho

2022

JTCE

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This study explores the need to consider the tourism business cluster’s approach in Tanzania to transform the tourism industry. The methodology for this study was qualitative. The study involved 114 respondents, who were randomly drawn from the sample frame of tourism businesses maintained by the tourism organizations in Tanzania. It was found that over 98 percent of the tourism MSMEs in Tanzania were not familiar with tourism value chains. Even those who seemed to understand the concept (2%) understood only the most visible sub-sectors of travel and tourism, especially at the destination level and on issues such as air, road, rail transport, accommodation, food, and beverage outlets. Over 99 percent of the tourism MSMEs operate in isolation from other sector players in Tanzania. The need for the establishment of tourism clusters is crucial in ensuring that Tanzania destination continues to be competitive.

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Investigating the environmental externalities of tourism development: evidence from Tanzania

Cited by 18 publications

References 87 publications

The validity of the environmental Kuznets curve in the presence of long-run civil wars: A case of Afghanistan

The validity of the environmental Kuznets curve in the presence of long-run civil wars: A case of Afghanistan

Environmental stringency and competitive export strengths: a study in context of environmentally sensitive goods in G20

Tourism business clusters: A tool for transforming MSEMs in the tourism industry in Tanzania

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