Urban Sustainable Development Empowered by Cultural and Tourism Industries: Using Zhenjiang as an Example

Run Liu and Ziyue Qiu ()
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Run Liu: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Ziyue Qiu: College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: Mitigating global warming is a grand challenge for sustainable development in the increasingly urbanized world. How to build a low-carbon society and achieve economic growth at the same time remains less clear. In this paper, using Zhenjiang City in East China as a case study, we analyze the contribution of cultural and tourism industries (CTI) and important low-carbon industries to the sustainable development of the metropolitan area. We found that the CTI in Zhenjiang has accounted for 25% of its total gross domestic product (GDP); the forest recovery for the development of CTI sequestrates 150,000 Mt of carbon dioxide annually, which substantially decreases its carbon emission per GDP and promotes the development of a low-carbon city. With the development of CTI and the transformation of the traditional industrial structure, the tertiary industry has gradually emerged and expanded. CTI-related employment has also increased, contributing to poverty eradication and the achievement of global sustainable development goals. The low-carbon and sustainable development model in Zhenjiang will provide a successful example for other cities, not only within China, but also beyond.

Keywords: urban sustainable development; cultural and tourism industry; low-carbon city (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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