Sustainable Tourism Development and Economic Growth: Bibliometric Review and Analysis

Ana León-Gómez, Daniel Ruiz-Palomo, Manuel A. Fernández-Gámez and Mercedes Raquel García-Revilla
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Ana León-Gómez: Ph.D. Tourism Program, University of Málaga, Campus Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Daniel Ruiz-Palomo: Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Manuel A. Fernández-Gámez: Department of Finance and Accounting, University of Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071 Málaga, Spain
Mercedes Raquel García-Revilla: Department of Tourism and Marketing, Distance University Madrid, 28400 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in studying the impact of sustainable tourism development on economic growth. However, despite its recent scope, the scientific literature published so far has not evaluated the performance of the scientific activity of this relationship. Consequently, this study analyzes the 668 articles published to date in the Web of Science database on the effect that sustainable tourism development has on the overall long-term progress of the economy. To this end, we carry out an analysis of the most recognized authors, regions with the highest percentage of scientific production, most influential organizations, the co-occurrence of keywords, most prominent citations, publications, and co-authorship among the most recognized authors. The results obtained show the trend and impact of the literature published to date and the established and emerging research groups. Also, they identify key research topics in a way that provides a planning framework for further research in this field.

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism development; economic growth; bibliometrics; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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