A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia

This paper investigates the socio-economic and the energy changes that have taken place in six developing countries characterized by established tourism economies. By considering the years 2000 and 2021, the MuSIASEM approach is used to analyse the energy allocation and use that have taken place in...

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Main Authors: Valeria Andreoni, Julia Jeyacheya
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:World Development Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X25000217
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description This paper investigates the socio-economic and the energy changes that have taken place in six developing countries characterized by established tourism economies. By considering the years 2000 and 2021, the MuSIASEM approach is used to analyse the energy allocation and use that have taken place in Cuba, Dominic Republic, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, and Tunisia. Results show that for all the countries the percentage variation of GDP has been higher than the energy consumption increase, denoting efficiency improvements across all the sectors, with exception of the service compartment of Tunisia and Jamaica. Tunisia has also been the only country to increase the exosomatic metabolic rate of the household and the paid sectors, denoting an energy consumption rise per unit of human time. All the areas have increased the percentage contribution of the service sector to employment and GDP generation. Given the extensive role that tourism activities are playing in these countries, further analysis should be devoted to investigating alterative development approaches and the related sustainability goals.
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spelling doaj-art-650993ceae6444d980ca5c3ecce5cbbd2025-08-20T03:30:49ZengElsevierWorld Development Sustainability2772-655X2025-06-01610022310.1016/j.wds.2025.100223A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and TunisiaValeria Andreoni0Julia Jeyacheya1University College Cork, Department of Economics Western Road, Cork, Ireland; Corresponding author.Future Economies Research Centre – Business School – Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Campus, Manchester M15 6BH, UKThis paper investigates the socio-economic and the energy changes that have taken place in six developing countries characterized by established tourism economies. By considering the years 2000 and 2021, the MuSIASEM approach is used to analyse the energy allocation and use that have taken place in Cuba, Dominic Republic, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, and Tunisia. Results show that for all the countries the percentage variation of GDP has been higher than the energy consumption increase, denoting efficiency improvements across all the sectors, with exception of the service compartment of Tunisia and Jamaica. Tunisia has also been the only country to increase the exosomatic metabolic rate of the household and the paid sectors, denoting an energy consumption rise per unit of human time. All the areas have increased the percentage contribution of the service sector to employment and GDP generation. Given the extensive role that tourism activities are playing in these countries, further analysis should be devoted to investigating alterative development approaches and the related sustainability goals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X25000217Energy useEnergy policiesMuSIASEMTourismSustainable development
spellingShingle Valeria Andreoni
Julia Jeyacheya
A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
World Development Sustainability
Energy use
Energy policies
MuSIASEM
Tourism
Sustainable development
title A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
title_full A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
title_fullStr A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
title_short A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia
title_sort multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies the case of cuba dominican republic jamaica malaysia jordan and tunisia
topic Energy use
Energy policies
MuSIASEM
Tourism
Sustainable development
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772655X25000217
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