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The Influence of Tourism on Deforestation and Biodiversity

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  • Zdravko Šergo

    (Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Porec, Croatia)

  • Anita Silvana Ilak Peršuric

    (Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Porec, Croatia)

  • Ivan Matoševic

    (DIU LIBERTAS International University, Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

Sustainable use of space is often influenced by human activities causing adverse effects on biodiversity. Human impact on land and its natural reserves is very obvious in the case of forests. International tourism as an income-generating human activity also affects biodiversity and forests. Therefore, this paper analyses international tourism arrivals as a factor influencing deforestation in a global framework. The Mankiw, Romer and Weil (1992) growth model is applied to estimate the rate of deforestation, using the rate of change of tourism arrivals, economic growth rate, and population growth rate. Descriptive and inferential analysis was used to explain the various cross-national data used in this paper.

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  • Zdravko Šergo & Anita Silvana Ilak Peršuric & Ivan Matoševic, 2014. "The Influence of Tourism on Deforestation and Biodiversity," Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal, University of Primorska Press, vol. 7(2), pages 153-168.
    • Handle: RePEc:prp:jattij:v:7:y:2014:i:2:p:153-168
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