Abstract
At recent times, Asia and the Pacific have been rated very high as major tourism destinations. This transdisciplinary (nature and social science concepts) study reveals that tourism activities generate pressure on forest ecosystems and coastal biodiversity. Dongguan forest (site) park attracted impact on terrestrial ecosystem with impact base respondent (9 000), while Shenzhen (18 000), Guangzhou (18 000) and Zhuhai (12 000) districts showed much higher values on general impact. A coastal activity survey and impact base of visitor response model evaluation was used. A general impact and causative platform were identified as driving fundamental (direct/indirect) factors in the region. Subjective and observed broad impacts were presented however; trampling had a major terrestrial impact on both ecosystems. Further investigation is needed to evaluate the economic impact of tourism in the region using industrial, urban and tourism potential factors after the 2008 Olympic Games in China. Strategies for appropriate action and government regulations are recommended concepts of terrestrial and coastal conservation planning and land use.
Highlights
This paper is based on broad field investigations conducted on tourism potential impacts on the coastal environments of Guangdong province in the Peoples Republic of China
We focused on the impact of tourism causative and platform in Dongguan forest park from a natural science perspective and in designated coastal districts from social science perspective
This study objectively considers the direct impact of tourism on two levels: (1) that the outdoor recreation activities of both individual tourists and packaged tour groups have a multiple effect on terrestrial ecosystem and (2) that seaside recreation and activities often generate pollution and waste
Summary
This paper is based on broad field investigations conducted on tourism potential impacts on the coastal environments of Guangdong province in the Peoples Republic of China. We focused on the impact of tourism causative and platform in Dongguan forest park from a natural science perspective and in designated coastal districts from social science perspective. We adopted the conceptual idea of natural science in taxonomic identification of forest species (amounting to 99 species) in the Dongguan forest park and applied social science methods to enumerate coastal ecotourism activities (9 subjective outdoor activities and impact base) in Guangdong province along the coast of the South China Sea. The potential positive effects of coastal ecotourism and forest park visits was considered, but overall tourism left evidence of negative environmental impact such as generating waste, pollution, and trampling
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