Can tourism help to revive shrinking cities? An examination of Chinese case

Taotao Deng, Shuai Liu and Yukun Hu
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Taotao Deng: 12634Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Shuai Liu: 12634Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Yukun Hu: 12634Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

Tourism Economics, 2022, vol. 28, issue 6, 1683-1691

Abstract: Urban shrinkage has become a global phenomenon. Although China is still experiencing rapid urbanization, population losses arise in an increasing number of cities. As a booming industry, tourism is expected as a mean to create jobs and curb population loss. Can tourism industry contribute to revive the shrinking cities? Based on panel data of 54 shrinking cities in China, this article explores effects of tourism development on shrinking cities. The results show that there is no evidence that tourism has a significant impact on the population of the shrinking cities. However, tourism shows positive effects on these cities in terms of many aspects, including urban economy, employment, investment, and consumption. This indicates that tourism can revive shrinking cities by economic boom, rather than population growth.

Keywords: China; shrinking cities; tourism; urban revival (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/13548166211002295

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