中国生态旅游研究进展与展望

Progresses and prospects of ecotourism research in China

自1992年生态旅游概念引入中国以来,经历了理论介绍到本土化探索的过程,并不断推动中国生态旅游的实践发展。本文以1992-2015年间公开发表的中国生态旅游研究成果为基础,采用系统综述方法,对筛选的1493篇中文核心期刊文献进行梳理与总结,从生态旅游基础理论、生态旅游资源、生态旅游市场、生态旅游开发、生态旅游作用与影响、生态旅游管理与政策等6个方面对国内生态旅游研究展开述评,最后展望了今后中国生态旅游研究需关注的8个方面研究议题。

Since the first introduction of the concept to China in 1992, as an important part of tourism research,ecotourism studies have made a number of progresses, ranging from theoretical discussion to practical implementation, and continuously provided professional guidance to tourism markets and given rise to the great progress of ecotourism development in China. At present, given the public attention on ecological civilization construction, further demands are made of ecotourism research. This article uses a systematic review method and search results from all Chinese core journals database to examine the research progress of ecotourism. We selected 1493 papers published in 1992 to 2015 and analyzed the following six aspects of Chinese ecotourism research： ecotourism theory, ecotourism resources, ecotourism market, ecotourism development, ecotourism functions and effects, and management and policy. This article aims to clarify the diverse development periods from the introduction of ecotourism concepts to the mushrooming of local ecotourism practices, and provide an overview of Chinese ecotourism. The article concludes with the prospects of ecotourism research topics in China, including theoretical framework of ecotourism, ecotourism impact measurement and management,ecotourism models and strategies, ecotourism resource management, ecotourism market and tourist behavior,environmental education and interpretation, assessment and optimization of community participation, ecological civilization construction and ecotourism, and so on.