Title: Tourist mobility, correlational analysis regarding indicators related to sustainable development

Authors: Bastián Gutiérrez; Cristian Cornejo; Paola Juica; Claudio Ruff; Marcelo Ruiz; Alexis Matheu; Ekaterina Shamaeva

Addresses: Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Viel Av., 1497, Santiago, P.C.: 8370993, Chile ' State University of Management, Ryazanskiy Prospekt Street, 99, Moscow, P.C.:109542, Russia

Abstract: This study examines the interaction between environmental indicators and international tourism at the regional level and highlights the importance of environmental indicators regarding sustainable tourism development. This regional-level correlational analysis addresses environmental indicators and their relationship with global sustainable development, considering economic and mobility factors in specific countries. Various statistical techniques are used to examine how tourism arrivals, expenditures, and income relate to environmental indicators. Indicators concerning the environment, clean energy, mobility, and demographic variables from 141 countries between 2019 and 2021 are analysed. Mild negative correlations are found between international tourism expenditures and income and renewable energy consumption or access to fuels. The number of tourism arrivals shows positive correlations with access to clean technologies or electricity but mild negative correlations with renewable energy consumption and population density. The selected multiple linear regression model for tourism arrivals includes two significant variables: renewable energy consumption and population density.

Keywords: sustainable tourism; clean energy; sustainability; correlational data analysis; world development indicators.

DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2024.140512

Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, 2024 Vol.17 No.1/2, pp.40 - 48

Received: 16 Aug 2023
Accepted: 16 Jan 2024
Published online: 21 Aug 2024 *

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