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| RESEARCH OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN LIVABILITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF PANEL DATA |
| LIU Jing-jing, HUANG Xuan-xuan, LIN De-rong |
| School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China |
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Abstract With the transformation of city functions from material production to human-oriented supply, and the transformation of the mass tourism motivation from sightseeing activities to leisure-oriented activities, it has become more and more important to investigate the relationship between urban livability and tourism development in cities in order to achieve the coordinated development of urban functions and sustainable urban growth. This paper focuses on the complex and multi-faceted interaction between urban livability and tourism activities. As an important source of tourism attraction and the foundation of tourist activity, urban livability will push the tourism development in the destination city. Meanwhile, tourism development has both promoting and inhibitory effect on urban livability. On the one hand, along with the tourism development, there are internal and external driving force which enhance the livability of urban. On the other hand, once the extreme of tourism capability is threatened, some degradation of the production and living environment will appear. Based on a conceptual model, this paper undertakes an empirical statistical analysis, including factor analysis, entropy method, and panel regression estimate models, of the data of 35 large and mediumsized cities of China in the years 2003-2012. Exploratory factor analysis is carried out to estimate the conceptual construction of the urban livability. Entropy method, based on the indictors of tourism income and reception, is used to measure the level of tourism development comprehensively. The results shows that urban livability can be divided into five determining factors, which are:an abundant material and cultural life; convenient public services; a healthy and comfortable living environment; good social welfare; and security of production and living. On the whole, urban livability has a positive influence on tourism development, and the performance of each of the five factors appears to vary in eastern, central and western cities.
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Received: 30 May 2015
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2016, Vol. 31 
