Road and Transportation Lead to Better Health and Sustainable Destination Development in Host Community: A Case of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Liaqat Ali, Salim Khan, Syed Jamal Shah, Aman Ullah, Hina Ashraf, Mushtaq Ahmad, Abida Begum, Heesup Han, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Luis Araya-Castillo, Afed Ullah Khan, Muhammad Anas and Abdul Majid Khan
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Liaqat Ali: Department of Sociology, University of Swabi Pakistan, Swabi 53561, Pakistan
Salim Khan: Riphah School of Leadership, Faculty of Management Sciences, Riphah International University Malakand Campus, Chakdara 18300, Pakistan
Syed Jamal Shah: Department of Business Administration, Iqra University, Karachi 75850, Pakistan
Aman Ullah: Department of Sociology, University of Swabi Pakistan, Swabi 53561, Pakistan
Hina Ashraf: Department of Sociology, University of Swabi Pakistan, Swabi 53561, Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmad: Department of Sociology, University of Swabi Pakistan, Swabi 53561, Pakistan
Abida Begum: School of Marxism, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Heesup Han: College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
Antonio Ariza-Montes: Social Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Escritor Castilla Aguayo 4, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Luis Araya-Castillo: Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile
Afed Ullah Khan: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar (Bannu Campus), Bannu 28100, Pakistan
Muhammad Anas: School of Applied Economics, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
Abdul Majid Khan: Department of Sociology, University of Swabi Pakistan, Swabi 53561, Pakistan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: Road and transportation plays a vital role in the sustainable development and prosperity of the area. This study investigates the impact of road and transportation on the health of the host community and its sustainable destination development. Data were collected from the host community and were analyzed through factor analysis and structure equation modeling to evaluate the in-hand data of the structural relationship. It is revealed that road and transportation has a significant role in the improvement of health. Moreover, income mediates the effects of accessibility and employment on health. This study will help the authorities and policy maker to formulate policy regarding road and transportation that will improve health of the host community and its sustainable development. The study is limited to the seven districts of Hazara division and explores the societal aspect of CPEC on the host community, future researcher may investigate other regions and may select some other variables such as effect on GDP, per capita income, etc.

Keywords: accessibility; CPEC; employment; health; road; transport; sustainable destination development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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