Research on Spatial Patterns and Sustainable Development of Rural Tourism Destinations in the Yellow River Basin of China

Hao Zhang,Zenglin Han,Ye Duan

doi:10.3390/land10080849

Abstract

Rural tourism is a new point of growth for tourism and the economy in the context of the new normalization of the economy and is of great significance in achieving the complementary coordination and integration of urban and rural areas, promoting rural transformation, and increasing farmers’ incomes. The trends of rural tourism development mechanisms studied on a spatial scale can be used to interpret the sustainable development of rural tourism from different perspectives. Based on the data of key rural tourism villages in China’s Yellow River Basin (hereinafter referred to as the Yellow River Basin), kernel density estimation and spatial hot spot clustering methods were used in the present study to analyze the spatial distribution pattern and sustainable development mechanisms of these villages. The results showed that the spatial distribution of the key villages presents greater concentrations in the west and south than in the east and north, respectively. The spatial distribution of the key villages was found to be primarily affected by factors such as historical culture, transportation locations, economic level, and topography. Finally, the sustainable development mechanisms of rural tourism are proposed, and corresponding suggestions are provided from the perspectives of sustainable livelihoods, operation management, and marketing.

Highlights

With the continuous development of the economy and society, the role of tourism in promoting the growth of the national economy has become increasingly vital, as tourism is a catalyst that promotes the transformation of industrial structures and the development of rural agriculture [1]
This paper proposes a spatial technology method based on mathematical models, analyzes the spatial structure of rural tourism destinations, and effectively identifies the change trends and spatial patterns of key villages in the Yellow River Basin
The relevant data on the GDP, population, and regional economy were sourced from the website of the National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn) and the statistical yearbooks of the relevant eight provinces

Summary

Introduction

With the continuous development of the economy and society, the role of tourism in promoting the growth of the national economy has become increasingly vital, as tourism is a catalyst that promotes the transformation of industrial structures and the development of rural agriculture [1]. The development of rural tourism is of great significance for balancing the economic gap between urban and rural areas and solving rural problems. Rural tourism is regarded as an important means by which to solve rural problems; it can promote economic growth [7] and can use local natural and human resources to promote handicraft production in the agricultural sector, improve the local living environment conditions, and protect cultural heritage and folk customs [8]. The development of rural tourism will bring positive changes to the regional economy, society, environment, and material conditions

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