Abstract
The evaluation of the environmental carrying capacity of tourism resources has important guiding significance for the sustainable development of tourism. This study uses the ecological footprint index to construct the evaluation model of rural tourism environmental carrying capacity and quantitatively analyzes the impact of rural tourism ecological footprint on the environment, ecological pressure, and the maximum carrying capacity of tourists in Nanyang City (China) from 2011 to 2020, so as to provide a reference basis for local rural tourism planning and ecological environment management. The empirical analysis results show that (1) during the decade 2011–2020, the overall ecological footprint increased by 31.47%; however, the per capita ecological footprint showed a downward trend year by year; (2) in the ten years from 2011 to 2020, although the environmental carrying capacity was in surplus, it showed a downward trend year by year, and the ecological pressure index initially appeared; (3) taking the number of tourists in 2020 as the reference value, the prediction of the ecological pressure of rural tourism environment and the carrying capacity of tourists shows that although the ecological pressure is in a relatively safe state, it will show an unsafe state with the increase of the number of tourists. Based on the above results, it is suggested that local governments and tourism planning and management departments should pay full attention to the adverse impact of tourism development on the environment, strengthen the construction of green transportation, balance the development of tourism resources, scientifically control the number of tourists, improve tourists’ awareness of environmental protection, protect the ecological environment of Nanyang City, and realize the sustainable development of rural tourism.
Highlights
Tourism is the main way of relaxation and entertainment for modern people
With the popularization of the concept of sustainable development, in order to realize the sustainable development of the tourism environment, the carrying capacity of tourism resources and environment has become one of the criteria to judge the sustainable development of tourism [1] and the focus of rural tourism research
It is rich in tourism resources, but more than 70% of the tourism resources are located in rural areas. erefore, the effective utilization and economical development of tourism resources have become the key factors for the sustainable development of rural tourism. e size of resource carrying
Summary
Tourism is the main way of relaxation and entertainment for modern people. Because of its beautiful natural scenery, strong local flavor, and rich folk culture, rural tourism is sought after by tourists all over the world. With the vigorous development of rural tourism, some scenic spots or tourist destinations operate in the pursuit of short-term interests, saturated or super environment carrying capacity, and it leads to the destruction of ecological environment, the decline in the humanistic environment, the waste of social resources, and the decline of tourists’ satisfaction, which seriously affects the long-term and stable development of rural tourism. Henan Province is a major agricultural province in China. It carries about 8% of the population (994 million people) with 1.7% of the land (167000 square kilometers). Erefore, the effective utilization and economical development of tourism resources have become the key factors for the sustainable development of rural tourism. It is rich in tourism resources, but more than 70% of the tourism resources are located in rural areas. erefore, the effective utilization and economical development of tourism resources have become the key factors for the sustainable development of rural tourism. e size of resource carrying
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