Abstract
This research used transfer matrix, dynamic attitude, and a linear regression model to investigate the characteristics of land-use change and evolution of ecological service values and their impacts on Wuhan’s visitor economy. The results showed that: (1) the land-use scale in the Wuhan metropolitan area changed significantly from 1990 to 2018. The area of arable land, forest land, and grassland decreased at a faster rate, whereas that of water and construction land continued to increase; (2) there were differences in the dynamic attitudes of land-use at different stages. The dynamic attitude of construction land-use changed the most with cultivated land, water area, forest land, unused land, and grassland. From 1990 to 2005, land-use change exhibited a relatively gentle trend, whereas from 2005 to 2020, it accelerated; (3) although land-use regulation service, support service, and cultural service values positively responded to tourism economic growth, their influences were dissimilar. This study clarifies the effects of urban land-use on tourism economic development and provides a reference for its effective control.
Highlights
Land is an important natural resource and a spatial carrier of human economic and social activities, and ecology
Land-use change reflects the impact of human activities on the natural environment, causing changes in surface structure and affect the ecosystem service value (ESV)
Ua − Ub where K is the dynamic attitude of a certain land use type in the research period, T is the year, and Ua and Ub represent the amount of land use at the beginning and end of the study period, respectively
Summary
Land is an important natural resource and a spatial carrier of human economic and social activities, and ecology. Land-use change reflects the impact of human activities on the natural environment, causing changes in surface structure (i.e., water bodies, climate, and ecology) and affect the ecosystem service value (ESV). With the rapid development of tourism in China, the urban ESV caused by changes in land-use forms has a crucial impact on the development of the visitor economy. With rapid urbanization in China, natural landscapes, such as forests, grasslands, and water bodies, have been gradually replaced by construction [1]. The relationship between land use and the visitor economy has received significant academic research attention. The land use issues associated with tourism development have gradually become a popular topic for tourism researchers
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