Tourism Waste Management in the European Union: Lessons Learned from Four Popular EU Tourist Destinations

From a sustainability perspective, achieving greater efficiencies in environmental waste management is at the heart of current academic discussion on climate change science. Over the last few decades the tourism industry has developed exponentially and is now considered one of the most dynamic economic activities worldwide. Solid waste is a commonly identified and ever increasing aspect of tourism;the improper management of which can lead to substantial and irreversible direct and indirect environmental, economic and social impacts. However, the management of solid waste in tourism dominated island communities is particularly problematic due to climatic conditions, topography, financial restraints, planning issues, changing consumption patterns, transient population, and seasonal variations in solid waste quantity and composition. In addition, there is often a lack of momentum to implement new initiatives and programs as stakeholders involved in the design, construction and operation of tourist resorts have conflicts of interest. Using information gathered from key informant interviews, participation observations and literature reviews, this article appraises current waste management practices in four European tourist destinations, namely: Mallorca, Tenerife, Kefalonia and Rhodes. Findings indicate that, although there are signs of compliance with global best practice, a variety of locally-based measures need to be implemented to enhance sustainability.

Influence of Tourists′ Environmental Tropisms on Their Attitudes to Tourism and Nature Conservation in Natural Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of Jiuzhaigou National Park in China

People′s environmental tropism has an effect on their understanding of tourism-nature relationship,and also influences their attitudes to natural resources utilization and environmental protection.Taking Jiuzhaigou National Park of China as a study case,the authors conducted some quantitative analyses with the tools of SPSS 16.0 and LISREL 8.7,to explore the influence of tourists′ environmental tropism on their attitudes to tourism and nature conservation in the natural tourist destination.Three hypotheses and the theoretic model of influences of tourists′ environmental tropism on their attitudes to tourism and nature conservation have been tested and accepted based on the Structural Equation Model analysis on survey data collected in Jiuzhaigou National Park of China.Some conclusions were drawn as follows: 1) tourists′ human-prioritized concept influences their cognition to tourism-nature relationship.This concept has a positive influence on their supportive attitudes to tourism,but a negative influence on their attitudes to nature conservation;2) tourists′ human-nature coordination concept has a positive influence on their supportive attitudes to both tourism and nature conservation,especially to the latter.This paper generally proves that human′s environmental tropism does have an influence on their attitudes to tourism and nature conservation in natural tourist destinations.

The Impact of Destination Image on Tourist Willingness to Revisit:A Case Study of Nanning Garden Expo

The researcher aims to examine the impact of destination image of Nanning Garden Expo on tourist willingness to revisit.In this study,Nanning Garden Expo,a famous comprehensive park in Nanning,Guangxi,is selected as the research object.Based on previous literature and theories,the author analyzes and explores the relationship between the destination image of Nanning Garden Expo and tourist willingness to revisit.The research tool is questionnaire and the sample size of the survey data is calculated by Cochrane formula,and the data collection volume is 385.The statistics used in the data analysis are descriptive statistics including frequency distribution,percentage,mean,standard deviation,and inferential statistic for testing hypothesis.The researcher applies multiple regression analysis models to examine which independent variables have strong or weak relationships with dependent variables.Hypothesis test indicates that destination image has a significant positive impact on tourist willingness to revisit.Based on the results of the empirical study,relevant suggestions are proposed for how to enhance tourist willingness to revisit for Nanning Garden Expo and promote the healthy and sustainable development of tourism.

Linguistic landscape and its impacts on place-making in mountain destination:A case of Mogan Mountain Town of Huzhou City,China

The place and placeness are believed to be a crucial perspective for comprehending the transformative dynamics of tourist destinations in the context of globalization and the rapid development of the tourism industry.As the material carrier of language,linguistic landscape is an intermediary for people to endow emotions and personalities into the place,becoming an effective path for exploring the place-making in a certain area.Mogan Mountain is a famous national tourist resort,which is located in Mogan Mountain Town,Deqing County,Huzhou City,China.This is a good case area for studying the relationship between linguistic landscape and placemaking in tourist destinations.There are two theories that form the theoretical foundation of the study,namely the place and the geosemiotics.Firstly,the results showed the overall style of the linguistic landscape.Multilingual labelling(52.7%),official signs(55.3%),and standardized Chinese characters predominantly shaped the linguistic landscape,with English and other languages being complementary.Secondly,from the perspective of three dimensions of the geosemiotics framework,such as inscription,language preference,and placement position,we conduct a comprehensive semiotic analysis of the linguistic landscape,which encompasses diverse facets such as fonts,materials,shifts in state,text vectors,and symmetrical arrangements.Finally,we explore the influence of linguistic landscapes on the place-making of Mogan Mountain through the dimensions of location,locale,and sense of place.The information on linguistic landscapes indicates the geographical location.These linguistic landscapes play an important role in constructing the language order,nostalgic atmosphere,exotic atmosphere,and elegant and tasteful lifestyle of the public space in Mogan Mountain.Readers of linguistic landscapes,including tourists and residents,generate and identify with the unique sense of place in Mogan Mountain.These linguistic landscapes construct the destination placeness of Mogan Mountain that combines both foreign and nostalgic styles,and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures.It will help promote the image positioning of tourism destinations and have practical guiding significance for the tourism planning,landscape-making,language management,and other aspects of tourism destinations.

Analysis on Behavior Characteristics of Tourists under Perspective of Sustainable Development of Tourism Destinations: A Case Study of Mugecuo Scenic Area in Kangding City of Sichuan Province

Tourists are the subject of tourism activity,and it is conducive to promoting sustainable development of tourism destination by studying their behavior characteristics and tourism perception.Mugecuo Scenic Area in Kangding City,Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Sichuan Province is taken as research case,and visitors and managers in the scenic area are surveyed by using semi-structured interview method.Based on survey data,the research aims to put forward corresponding policy suggestions for sustainable development of Mugecuo Scenic Area by deeply analyzing tourists’ access to information of scenic area,tourists’ travel purpose,tourists’ satisfaction with services of scenic area and willingness to revisit.

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS ON IMAGES OF JIANGXI PROVINCE AS A TOURIST DESTINATION

This paper delineates the images of Jiangxi Province as tourist destination perceived by about 2000 sample visitors at Lushan Mountain and other 3 famous resorts (Jinggangshan Mountains, Longhushan Mountain, and Sanqingshan Mountain), with a result that the most common image is the famous scenic mountain image with partial attribute of image of religious culture destination. In order to reveal the similarities and dissimilarities of images among the four destinations, a correspondence analysis on 16 image attributes was employed. The results indicate that the tourists’ images on Longhushan Mountain, Sanqingshan Mountain and Lushan Mountain are very similar: having a lot of good tourist sites, famous mountain scenery, being close to nature and having good guide service, and others, but religious culture and good shopping facilities having not made deep impression on tourist, while Jinggangshan Mountains is famous for its red culture. The correspondence analysis visualizes the strengths and weaknesses of the destinations, which is useful for market positioning among the competitive places. Finally, some marketing suggestions for the four destinations were provided.

Driving Effect of Theme Cultural Tourist Destination Attributes on Tourists' Place Attachment: A Case Study of Yancheng City in Changzhou

From the perspective of man–land relationship, Yancheng City(ruins of Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period) as a typical theme tourist destination is selected to construct the structural model of driving effect of tourist destination attributes on tourists' place attachment, and carry out the empirical research. The results show that attributes of Yancheng City contain 4 dimensions, and tourists' perception of the attributes declines in the sequence "recreational and entertainment attribute→ attribute of culture of the Spring and Autumn Period→ attribute of landscapes and ruins→ attribute of humanistic concern"; the four-dimension attributes vary greatly in driving tourists' place attachment, recreational and entertainment attribute and attribute of culture of the Spring and Autumn Period have obvious positive driving effect, attribute of landscapes and ruins and attribute of humanistic concern have poorer driving effect; generally speaking, driving effect of tourist destination attributes on tourists' place attachment is demonstrated as "highlighted value functions of tourist destination attributes→‘predominant area' of tourists' perceptual experience→ obvious driving effect on tourists' place attachment" and "hysteretic value functions of tourist destination attributes→‘vulnerable area' of tourists' perceptual experience→ weakened driving effect on tourists' place attachment"; driving effect of the overall attributes of tourist destination on tourists' place attachment is to be further improved and optimized.

An Analysis of Spatial Distribution Differences in Rural Leisure Tourist Destination Resources in Liaoning Province

From the perspective of tourism resources elements,we use abundance and geographic concentration methods to analyze the spatial distribution differences in the resources of 149 rural leisure tourist destinations in Liaoning Province. The results show that most of Liaoning's rural leisure tourist destination resources are mainly concentrated in the central,southern and eastern regions of Liaoning Province; in the main category of rural leisure tourism resources,water scenery,geological landform and mountain ecosystem concentrate,while agricultural resources and rural scenic view present balanced distribution; rural leisure tourism resources are highly concentrated in Shenyang,Dalian,Anshan,Benxi,Liaoyang and Dandong.

旅游者风险感知对目的地信任影响研究——政府信任的中介作用

旅游者风险感知与信任密切相关,各种风险所带来的不确定性会改变社会互动并造成信任危机,而旅游者目的地信任是影响旅游者满意度与忠诚度的重要因素。以安东尼·吉登斯关于风险感知和信任的论述为理论依据建立分析框架,通过网络问卷对326名风险经历者进行调查,并以政府信任为中介变量,以风险沟通、应急处置为调节变量,重点探讨了公共卫生事件情境下旅游者风险感知对其目的地信任的作用机制与效应。结果显示:风险感知对旅游者政府信任具有显著负向影响,而风险感知对旅游者目的地信任无显著影响;政府信任对旅游者目的地信任具有显著正向影响;风险沟通在风险感知与政府信任中不存在调节作用,应急处置在风险感知与政府信任中存在调节作用。

乡村旅游地社会-生态系统恢复力演化差异及影响机理——基于长三角核心-边缘区比较实证

基于适应性循环理论和核心-边缘理论,利用集对分析法、向量自回归、系统动力学仿真等多元集成方法,对比分析核心-边缘区乡村旅游地社会-生态系统恢复力演化机理和路径差异。研究发现:①旅游业能够推动核心-边缘区乡村旅游地恢复力一体化均衡发展,恢复力差距呈逐渐缩小趋势。②核心-边缘区乡村旅游地恢复力系统内部复杂交互、协同有序发展。社会、经济和生态子系统互为非线性动态因果关系,在此非线性复杂自组织力作用下子系统之间的耦合协调度呈良好发展趋势。③通过复杂系统多情景模拟,核心区乡村旅游地发展路径以协调发展型或生态保护型为主,边缘区以旅游优先型为主。④驱动核心-边缘区乡村旅游地恢复力演化的要素系统具有差异性。在系统层面,生态系统对核心区影响程度最高,社会系统对边缘区的影响程度最高;在因素层面,生态因素是影响核心-边缘区乡村旅游地的共同要素,核心区能够通过生态修复提升生态韧性,边缘区能够利用生态优势转化为发展优势,进而均能显著提升乡村旅游地恢复力。

中国山区旅游地农户生计韧性评价指标体系的构建与实证——以湖北省恩施州为例

山区旅游地兼具旅游资源丰富、生态环境脆弱、贫困人口集聚等多重特性,对中国山区旅游地农户生计韧性的科学评价有助于守护脱贫攻坚成果.本研究在农户生计韧性理论认知的基础上,结合区域特征构建了中国山区旅游地农户生计韧性评价指标体系,采用均值法对恩施州18个旅游村进行实证分析.研究结果表明:①以Speranza为代表的生计韧性评价指标体系较好地表达了农户应对冲击、实现更好结果的特性,但存在评价对象不明晰、指标选取不够严谨、评价体系构建不完整及本土适应性不够等问题;②结合中国山区旅游地特性对Speranza的评价指标进行了在地优化,通过Ω系数检验发现优化后的评价指标体系具有合理性;③恩施州旅游地农户的生计韧性总体处于低水平.从3大维度来看,除缓冲能力处于中等水平之外,学习能力和自组织能力均处于低水平,自组织能力水平最低.从地域分布来看,农户的生计韧性水平在不同地区或者同一地区的不同村落间都存在较大差异,其中宣恩县的农户生计韧性水平整体最低.

旅游地邻近与企业环境责任履行——基于中国旅游景区的研究

广泛的研究已经论证了旅游地发展与所在地经济、社会和环境的高度互动关系,但旅游地是否影响周边企业履行环境责任,仍然是一个尚未解答的问题。以2011—2020年中国A股上市公司为样本,通过搜集旅游地及上市公司空间坐标数据,开发了一套企业旅游地邻近的地理数据集,研究旅游地邻近对企业环境责任履行的影响。结果表明:旅游地邻近能够显著促进企业履行环境责任,而交通便利度可以强化二者间的正相关关系。此外,东部地区旅游地邻近对企业环境责任履行的正向效应更强,国有企业环境责任履行更易受到旅游地影响,旅游地邻近对非旅游要素企业环境责任履行的引导作用更强。从旅游地视角拓宽了制度理论和地方依恋理论的应用边界,为认识旅游地对企业的辐射效应提供更多证据。

网红经济时代旅游地意象塑造演化的过程机制研究——以“淄博烧烤”为例

聚焦网红旅游地淄博,参照网络文本分析法,探究旅游地和游客多主体间互动推动旅游地意象持续塑造演化过程机制。结果显示:(1)网红经济时代“淄博烧烤”意象是在旅游地和游客互动耦合下被塑造并不断叠加演化;(2)意象演化经历了网络发酵期、政府主导期、游客自发期和意象回稳期,各阶段意象驱动力分别是网络媒介、政府主体、游客行为和稳固意象,且演化过程类似旅游地生命周期理论,但因网红经济特性,其生命周期时长及演化速度有所不同;(3)居民以积极参与和热情态度一改“主客”不平衡关系,勾勒出良好意象的清晰事实,凸显其在意象塑造中的地位和作用。

广东省文旅特色村空间分异及其影响因素

乡村旅游地是乡村旅游发展的空间载体,研究其空间分布格局有利于优化乡村旅游供给,助推乡村振兴战略。以广东省259个文旅特色村为研究样本,运用最邻近指数、缓冲区分析、地理探测器等空间分析方法探究广东省文旅特色村空间分布特征及其影响因素。结果表明:(1)广东省文旅特色村的空间分布类型为集聚型,在市域范围内分布不均衡;(2)广东省文旅特色村呈多核心集聚发展态势,可分为珠三角双核心区与粤东单核心区,3大集聚区均形成明显的“中心-外围”结构,珠三角双核心区已形成连绵发展态势;(3)在地形、水文、交通、人口密度等自然地理与社会经济因素综合作用下,广东省文旅特色村呈现出南密北疏的空间分布格局。

县域旅游目的地竞争力评价模型构建

以欠发达区的地级市、区和县为样本,构建指标体系,探索建立旅游目的地竞争力模型.通过实证分析,证明模型的可行性,进而利用模型对该地区旅游目的地竞争力进行评价分析,为该地区旅游事业发展提供建议.

贵州省传统村落旅游目的地空间分布与影响因素研究

传统村落旅游目的地建设是传承和发展传统村落的有效途径,科学辨析其空间分布规律与影响因素,可为传统村落保护与开发提供科学依据与决策参考。文章于贵州省724个中国传统村落细分出104个传统村落旅游目的地为研究对象,运用最近邻指数、核密度分析等方法对其空间格局进行比较分析,进而结合地理探测器揭示传统村落旅游目的地影响因素。研究表明:1)贵州传统村落与传统村落旅游目的地空间格局均呈集聚分布,市州范围内分布极不均衡。2)贵州传统村落与传统村落旅游目的地空间格局皆呈现东密西疏,环状分布。3)社会、经济因素对传统村落旅游目的地空间分布影响机理具有较好的解释效用。

典型旅游城市生态系统服务时空演变及其影响因素——以黄山市为例

明晰社会-生态因素对旅游目的地生态系统服务时空格局影响,对实现区域旅游高质量发展和生态环境保护具有重要的现实意义。以典型旅游城市黄山市为案例地,剖析了黄山市2000—2020年的产水量、土壤保持、碳固存、生境质量、旅游休闲5类生态系统服务时空演变特征及其社会-生态因子的作用强度,旨在揭示生态系统服务的时空分异与旅游目的地经济发展之间的联系。结果表明:(1)时间序列上,2000—2020年黄山市的产水量均值先增长后下降,土壤保持服务呈上升趋势,碳固存、生境质量和旅游休闲3项生态系统服务呈下降趋势;(2)空间分布上,产水和土壤保持服务的高值区分布在黄山山脉和南部低山丘陵处,低值区广泛分布在中部和北部;碳固存、生境质量和旅游休闲服务除黄山风景区、黔县和新安江河谷盆地的数值较低外,其余区域高值区集聚明显。5类生态系统服务冷热点空间分布差异明显,但整体有重叠性。(3)影响因子方面,自然因子影响力最强,经济因子和旅游因子次之。然而,经济因子和旅游因子的影响力在不断提升,自然因子虽仍占主导地位,但解释作用在不断减弱。两两因子交互作用主要表现为非线性增强或者双因子增强的关系,即产生“1+1>2”的效果。(4)驱动机制方面,旅游城镇化系统-土地系统-自然环境系统之间相互博弈又协同发展,共同影响黄山市生态系统服务。本研究为旅游导向型城市生态系统服务与旅游经济发展之间的积极互动提供理论支撑。

基于定性比较分析的旅游地环境冲突影响因素——以五台山景区为例

环境冲突是旅游地主客冲突的主要内容之一,探寻环境冲突的影响因素对于旅游地空间规划和冲突化解有重要理论与现实意义。该文以五台山景区为例,通过扎根理论与定性比较分析相结合的混合研究方法探究了环境冲突在居民与游客2个群体中的主观呈现,并进一步分析了引发感知环境冲突的多重路径。主要得到以下结论:(1)居民与游客感知旅游地环境冲突类型具有同一性与异质性,景区管理混乱是2个群体冲突感知同一性的具体表达,异质性则体现在居民更多关注游客不当行为,而游客则更重视旅游地环境功能单一;(2)以节假、秩序与设施为代表的核心冲突条件表明,主观空间占有与体验权的错位是引致2个群体感知环境冲突产生的关键要素;(3)规范失效是导致文化旅游地环境冲突的特殊因素,在居民和游客群体中均有表现。