The Future Is in Sustainable Urban Tourism: Technological Innovations, Emerging Mobility Systems and Their Role in Shaping Smart Cities

Urban Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 9(5), С. 169 - 169

Опубликована: Май 15, 2025

This research focuses on the impact of smart city technologies urban tourism, specifically analyzing Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Vienna, while also considering implications for tourism development in Belgrade other Serbian cities. The aim study was to examine how contribute enhancing efficiency, digital engagement, sustainability tourism. A representative sample 1239 tourists surveyed, with a balanced gender representation predominance younger respondents, indicating that initiatives should cater tech-savvy travelers. employed questionnaire 31 statements ranked five-point Likert scale, factor analysis Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) identified three key dimensions: travel, enhancement. These factors highlight optimize mobility, enhance travel experiences, improve tourist engagement. confirms initial hypothesis integrating enhances efficiency sustainability. Additionally, adopts positivist epistemological approach, emphasizing empirical statistical validation derive generalizable findings. results provide valuable insights policymakers stakeholders aiming develop sustainable strategies

Язык: Английский

Measuring the Ecoefficiency of Tourism in Typical Tourist Cities and Analyzing the Influencing Factors—Anhui Huangshan City as an Example

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(23), С. 10706 - 10706

Опубликована: Дек. 6, 2024

To protect the environment, promote sustainable tourism, and enhance quality efficiency of tourism industry, accounting for identifying ecological is crucial. In this study, we constructed a scientific measurement system assessing in Huangshan City from 2011 to 2022 using Super-SBM (slack-based measure) model Tobit regression model. Our findings revealed following: (1) The overall trend total fluctuated considerably during period under study but demonstrated an positive development. Scale mostly showed consistent annual improvement, while pure technical remained relatively stable. (2) Economic, social, environmental, human-resource- transportation-related factors all exerted significant influences on City. Based these results, aiming City, comprehensively considering multiple factors, such as economy, society, human resources, transportation, recommended. Attention should be paid balancing industrial expansion with technological innovation simultaneously investing development education resources. Emphasis also placed protecting improving environment alongside efforts improve capabilities level management. research presented article offer valuable theoretical underpinning, well practical guidance other representative tourist destinations how they can their ecosystems, thereby facilitating high-quality within industry.

Язык: Английский