Abstract
Sustainable tourismization is a favorable development mode and pathway for the promotion of the coordinated development of the economy, society, and ecology. Based on the connotations of tourismization, a comprehensive evaluation index system of sustainable tourismization was constructed. This system consists of three dimensions: consumption tourismization, spatial tourismization, and industrial tourismization. The level, spatial, and temporal distribution characteristics, and differences in sustainable tourismization among China’s provinces from 2009 to 2018 were measured and analyzed using the improved entropy method, the Theil index, a spatial autocorrelation analysis, and other methods. It was found that the level of provincial sustainable tourismization in China has steadily increased over time, with the eastern region taking the lead. The overall differences and inter-regional differences in terms of the provincial sustainable tourismization level have generally decreased year-by-year. The intraregional differences within the eastern region were found to be the largest, and the rate of contribution of inter-regional differences to overall differences was shown to decrease gradually, while the rate of contribution of intraregional differences within the western region increased gradually. A positive spatial correlation in the provincial sustainable tourismization level was identified, and the spatial agglomeration effect showed an increasing trend. The spatial dependence was mainly characterized by “high–high” (HH) agglomeration, showing a ladder difference of “higher in the east and lower in the west”. The results of this study were used to identify where emphasis should be placed in terms of policy and strategy.
Highlights
The term “tourismization” refers to a development mode and pathway that integrates, optimizes, and promotes economic and social resources, related industries, the ecological environment, public services, systems, and policies in a certain region
As one of the driving forces pushing forward the integration of regional economic, social, and cultural factors, tourismization is playing an increasingly prominent role and is gradually gaining a reputation as a significant way to promote the development of the regional economy and society
The thermodynamic entropy method used in physics was altered so that it could be applied to social systems
Summary
The term “tourismization” refers to a development mode and pathway that integrates, optimizes, and promotes economic and social resources, related industries, the ecological environment, public services, systems, and policies in a certain region. It takes sustainable development as the principle goal, and uses tourism consumption as the platform to achieve this. Tourism is a human right and way of life [5] It is associated with rigid demands in modern society and is an important part of people’s well-being [6].
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