Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia
Abstract This paper analyzes the non-linear tourism-environmental degradation nexus in the selected South Asian countries using a modified Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework. While previous literature has shown inconclusive results, this paper applies the Cross-Sectional Autoregressive Dist...
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| author | Sakib Bin Amin Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary Fardin Anwod Ayshi Farhan Khan Nazia Zaman |
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| description | Abstract This paper analyzes the non-linear tourism-environmental degradation nexus in the selected South Asian countries using a modified Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework. While previous literature has shown inconclusive results, this paper applies the Cross-Sectional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) method to examine tourism-induced EKCs from 1990 to 2021. Findings reveal a valid N-shaped EKC for the selected South Asian countries. Country-level estimates show that Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka exhibit N-shaped tourism-induced EKC. However, Nepal and Bhutan show inverse tourism-induced U-shaped EKC. The paper suggests policy measures to address the tourism-environmental degradation nexus, including promoting private sustainable investment, enacting eco-friendly policies, raising public awareness, and encouraging sustainable tourism in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-952a687caed84ab38ef5a76aaa4310fe2025-08-20T03:09:12ZengSpringerDiscover Sustainability2662-99842025-04-016111710.1007/s43621-025-00974-8Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South AsiaSakib Bin Amin0Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary1Fardin Anwod Ayshi2Farhan Khan3Nazia Zaman4North South UniversityTOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES), Tokai UniversityNorth South UniversityNorth South UniversityNorth South UniversityAbstract This paper analyzes the non-linear tourism-environmental degradation nexus in the selected South Asian countries using a modified Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework. While previous literature has shown inconclusive results, this paper applies the Cross-Sectional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) method to examine tourism-induced EKCs from 1990 to 2021. Findings reveal a valid N-shaped EKC for the selected South Asian countries. Country-level estimates show that Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka exhibit N-shaped tourism-induced EKC. However, Nepal and Bhutan show inverse tourism-induced U-shaped EKC. The paper suggests policy measures to address the tourism-environmental degradation nexus, including promoting private sustainable investment, enacting eco-friendly policies, raising public awareness, and encouraging sustainable tourism in the region.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-00974-8TourismEnvironmentCO2Inverse U-shaped EKCN-shaped EKCSouth Asia |
| spellingShingle | Sakib Bin Amin Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary Fardin Anwod Ayshi Farhan Khan Nazia Zaman Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia Discover Sustainability Tourism Environment CO2 Inverse U-shaped EKC N-shaped EKC South Asia |
| title | Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia |
| title_full | Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia |
| title_fullStr | Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia |
| title_short | Examining tourism-induced environmental Kuznets Curves in South Asia |
| title_sort | examining tourism induced environmental kuznets curves in south asia |
| topic | Tourism Environment CO2 Inverse U-shaped EKC N-shaped EKC South Asia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-00974-8 |
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