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Title Advancing sustainable development goals through interdisciplinarity in sustainable tourism research
ID_Doc 65648
Authors Nunkoo, R; Sharma, A; Rana, NP; Dwivedi, YK; Sunnassee, VA
Title Advancing sustainable development goals through interdisciplinarity in sustainable tourism research
Year 2023
Published Journal Of Sustainable Tourism, 31.0, 3
DOI 10.1080/09669582.2021.2004416
Abstract The sustainable development goals (SDGs) address multifaceted problems that lie at the intersection between natural and socio-economic systems. While scholars agree that interdisciplinary research is needed to advance the SDGs, the concept of interdisciplinarity itself has been given limited attention. This article explores the interdisciplinarity of research published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism using references cited by the journal's articles. We use structural topic modeling to analyze research trends. The findings suggest that the research has become more interdisciplinary, however, knowledge is defined primarily by tourism studies and the business management discipline. To advance the SDGs, researchers should engage with disciplines such as anthropology and the humanities that can bring critical issues such as power relations and socio-cultural values to the forefront of sustainability discourses. Research should also conceptualize the SDGs as a network of targets to facilitate the integration of sustainable tourism outcomes with broader development goals.
Author Keywords Sustainable tourism; sustainable development goals; interdisciplinary; structural topic modeling; knowledge development
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000720231000001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Social Sciences - Other Topics
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09669582.2021.2004416?needAccess=true
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