Evaluation Model of Environmental Sustainable Competitive Tourism Based on Entropy

Danijela Pantović

danijela.durkalic@kg.ac.rs
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (Serbia)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-8614

Marija Kostić


University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (Serbia)

Sonja Veljović


University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (Serbia)

Milica Luković


University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia (Serbia)

Abstract

Despite the valuable economic benefits of tourism, it must be highlighted that the tourism industry is an important source of stress for the environment with the main influence on tourist destinations. The aim of this study is to investigate the elements of environmental sustainability in tourism as key factors in the competitiveness of tourism using entropy methods. According to the authors’ knowledge, it is the first time that the entropy model applied to Environmental sustainability indicators, regarding entropy as a measure of non-uniformity among sustainability indicators of EU countries. The data of the EU were used and Environmental sustainability pillar of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index. The results show that the total entropy of the competitiveness of tourism within the environmental sustainability sub-index of the EU countries speaks in favor of the uniformity of the indicators. The study also reveals significant differences among the EU27 in the domain of the Global Climate Risk index, Baseline water stress and Forest cover loss. Furthermore, convergence has been achieved so far in the indicators Red List Index and Environmental treaty ratification. Finally, the methodological approach of this study has the potential to be extrapolated worldwide, especially in the future era of global environmental problems.


Keywords:

environmental sustainability, competitiveness, tourism, entropy methods

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2023-07-07

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Pantović, D., Kostić, M., Veljović, S., & Luković , M. (2023). Evaluation Model of Environmental Sustainable Competitive Tourism Based on Entropy . Problemy Ekorozwoju, 18(2), 193–203. https://doi.org/10.35784/preko.4033

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Danijela Pantović 
danijela.durkalic@kg.ac.rs
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-8614

Authors

Marija Kostić 

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Sonja Veljović 

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Milica Luković  

University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja, Vojvođanska bb, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Serbia

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