The rapid economic development of China and the industrial shift from the eastern to western provinces have resulted into significant negative impact on the environment. Recently, tourism has emerged as an alternative for economic and environmental development, but it is a double edged sword....

The contribution of tourism in economic development is an open secret but it is a double edged sword. The opportunity cost for this significant share is the environmental degradation without required measures to protect environment. Using Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squared (FMOLS) approach...

Natural resources play a significant role in determining the strength of countries' economies. Still, at the same time, they are accompanied by concerns about their impact on the environment. Because of the scarcity of studies investigating the association between natural resources and...