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Threshold effect of tourism density on urban livability: a modeling study on Chinese cities

Authors: Jingjing Liu, Jamie M. Chen, Peter Nijkamp, James F. Petrick

Published in: The Annals of Regional Science | Issue 1/2023

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This study applied a threshold panel data model to test the nonlinear impacts of tourism development and the potential moderating effect of tourism density on urban livability, using observations of 35 large and medium-size cities in China from 2002 to 2016. Findings revealed that the total effect of tourism development on urban livability first increased and then decreased with the growth of tourism density. Thus, tourism development was found to have a critical impact on urban livability, both positively and negatively, with a non-monotonic moderating effect of tourism density. Results lead to practical managerial implications regarding tourism sustainability and urban livability.

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Title: Threshold effect of tourism density on urban livability: a modeling study on Chinese cities
Authors: Jingjing Liu
Jamie M. Chen
Peter Nijkamp
James F. Petrick
Publication date: 13-02-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: The Annals of Regional Science / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0570-1864
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-022-01118-w

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