A bibliometric overview of economic sustainability in tourism

Meneses Daniela (), Costa Carlos, Ferreira Fernanda A. and Eusébio Celeste
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Meneses Daniela: Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism (ESHT) of Polytechnic of Porto, UNIAG, Porto, Portugal
Costa Carlos: Full Professor of the Department of Economics, Management Industrial Engineering and Tourism of the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Ferreira Fernanda A.: Full Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism (ESHT) of Polytechnic of Porto, UNIAG, CiTUR, Porto, Portugal
Eusébio Celeste: Associate Professor of the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 2024, vol. 14, issue 2, 245-257

Abstract: Multiple research areas have addressed tourism studies, with a recent emphasis on sustainable tourism and the balance between its three dimensions: economic, social, and environmental. We propose an understanding of the significance of economic sustainability in tourism analysis while conducting an extensive bibliometric analysis and critical evaluation of the current literature. Data for this study were extracted from Scopus, a widely recognised database for scholarly research. Specific search terms, including “economic sustainability,” “tourism,” “sustainable tourism,” “economy,” “economic indicators,” and “tourism policy,” were used to gather relevant publications. A total of 1716 documents were initially retrieved. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to ensure the selection of pertinent literature, resulting in 491 publications being retained for further analysis. These publications originated from 234 different sources and involved 1173 authors. The results of the bibliometric analysis reveal promising future research themes, such as sustainable tourism, tourism policy, economic indicators, tourism sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Moreover, identifying the most influential authors and publications offers valuable guidance for future research endeavours.

Keywords: economic sustainability; economic; sustainability; tourism economic; bibliometric review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2478/ejthr-2024-0018

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