Hosted by the Program on Chinese Cities （PCC）
04/24/2025 3:00 PM-4:00 PM EST
Presenter: Xingling Huang
PhD, majoring in Tourism Management, Nankai University
Visiting scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Supervisor: Prof. Yan Song
Abstract:
Green development is a fundamental pillar of sustainable tourism, emphasizing a coordinated approach that integrates system thinking, ecological balance, and a people-centered perspective.
This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution and driving forces behind tourism green development efficiency (TGDE) in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration using municipal panel data from 2001 to 2021. A comprehensive evaluation framework is developed, employing the SBM-Undesirable model, kernel density estimation, Markov chain analysis, and spatial gravity modeling.
The findings reveal:
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A fluctuating “rise–fall–rise” trend in TGDE, with heterogeneous patterns across different city types.
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TGDE demonstrates strong spatial correlations, with significant clustering of both high–high and low–low values.
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Economic development, industrial structure upgrading, government intervention, and technological innovation are significant drivers of TGDE.
These results provide valuable theoretical references and practical implications for advancing sustainable and high-quality tourism development in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and other urban agglomerations