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Research On Eco-tourism Industry In China

Posted on:2004-02-25Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y M WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:1116360092991362Subject:Industrial Economics
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Tourism, as a symbol of modern civilization, has becoming the largest industry in the world although it has a history of only 100years. Within the traditional development framework, negligence of the impact of tourism on environment has threatened the sustainable development of tourism. Since 1980s', with the further deepening of the concept of sustainable development, modern tourism has entered into a new stage of sustainable development. Eco-tourism, as an effective way of realizing tourism sustainable development, has attracted people's attention all round the world.After 50years development, Chinese Ecotoursim has become one complete industry, while Ecotoursim is a newly emerged branch. Although China is a nation with rich tourism resources, which has offered excellent natural resources and cultural basis, compared with those countries with relatively long history of Ecotoursim development, eco-tourism in China has just begun, which is facing a lot of challenges.Although in the research field, there are a lot of literatures concerning the study on the concept of Ecotoursim, the eco-tourist and their behaviors, centrism area and its functional structure, the scientific theoretical system of Ecotoursim is still under construction. This paper tries to study the issues in the development of Ecotoursim in China and present strategic measurements accordingly under the framework of multi-disciplines.There are 6 parts exclusive of preface.The author presents the research purpose, methodology and creative points in the preface. There are 3 creative points.1.Ecotorism is not only a new way of tourism, but also an advanced thought on tourism development and management. The author stresses the cultural tourism is an important part of Ecotoursim. 2.Tourism flow consists not only tourism flow, but also material flow, energy flow and information flow. On the basis of traditional concept of tourism flow, Ecotoursim flow is proposed.3. It is urgently needed to establish the Ecotourism Certificate System.Chapter 1, Summary of Ecotourism Research .The author concludes the research situation from both theory and practice angles domestically and internationally. The international focuses are on the concept of tourism and the assessment of ecotourism. While the domestically focuses are on research of reasons, implication and contents of ecotourism, and the tourism development situation and management, especially the tourism development in natural conservation zone in China .The author also concludesthe practice of ecotourism development in China. On the basis of ecotourism development experience, the author summarizes several common features in foreigncountries.Chapter 2, General Review on Eco-tourism Industry. Eco-tourism is a media bridging the subject and object in the system of ecotourism, which plays a role of pushing the ecotourism development in terms of supplying, organizing and facilitating. There is no definite and well-accepted concept in theoretical field; the author gives a definition to ecotourism industry by analyzing the business scope and task of ecotourism. The author also analyses the industry structure and the market of ecotourism .At the end of the chapter, the author makes a comment on the international ecotourism market.Chapter 4, Ecotoursim and Sustainable Development. The author thinks that ecotourism is an effective way of realizing tourism development sustainable. It is necessary to introduce the concept of sustainable into tourism, which has great impact on the development of the concept. The author goes deep into the principles and target of centrism and tourism sustainable development, the difficulties encountered and reasons for them.Chapter S.Ecotourism and Economic Development.The author firstly presents the advantages arisen from tourism, and then focus turns to the economic function of ecotourism, especially in the field of poverty alleviation and employment. With the rapid restructure of international trade, service trade is playing more important part, with to...
Keywords/Search Tags:tourism industry, eco-tourism industry, problems, strategies, China
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