Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact of Tourism: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Abstract

Introduction: Studies on tourism development and its impact on livelihood in business and management research are growing, although they are still scattered and complicated.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to look into pertinent research areas in the framework of the tourism sector and to develop a research agenda for the future

Methods: The impact of tourism i.e. economic, social, and environmental, have all been carefully noted by the SLR of 59 research papers, 37 journals covering from 1978 to 2023.

Results: Key characteristics of impacts are perceived impact – economic, social, and environmental, support for tourism development, and negative impact.

Conclusions: Various tourism industry stakeholders can use these research findings for policy-making and destination development. Until now, there has been no systematic evaluation of theories, context, characteristics, and methodologies (TCCM) approach in this domain. Consequently, this analysis gives in-depth insights into the issue as well as an integrated perspective of the subject field.