Risk assessment of mountain tourism on the Western Sichuan Plateau,China  

作　　者：ZHANG Yu-Qing WANG Yue-Lin LI Hong LI Xue-Ming 

机构地区：[1]School of Geography,Liaoning Normal University,Dalian 116029,China [2]Centre for Marine Economy and Sustainable Development Research,Liaoning Normal University,Dalian 116029,China

出　　处：《Journal of Mountain Science》2023年第11期3360-3375,共16页山地科学学报（英文）

基　　金：Social Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(L21BJY028)。

摘　　要：As an important site for tourism activities,mountainous areas may generate greater tourism risks than plain areas due to potential natural disasters,social issues,scenic area management,and tourist behavior.Western Sichuan Plateau is mostly mountainous area and tourism is its pillar industry,Therefore,the assessment of the tourism risks on the Western Sichuan Plateau is of academic value and practical significance.In this study,we use statistical and remote sensing data,fishbone diagram,and the entropy weighting method to construct a tourism risk evaluation model and classify risks into different levels,and we also use a geographic information system(GIS)for spatial mapping to quantify and spatialize the results.The objectives are 1)to identify the risk sources in the Western Sichuan Plateau and analyze their causal mechanisms,precisely reveal the distribution of tourism risks in the study area;2)improve the precision of tourism risk evaluation in scenic areas and analyze the causes and spatial distribution patterns of tourism risks and propose targeted management measures.This study found that the evaluation results of the four elements of hazard,exposure,vulnerability,and disaster prevention and mitigation capacity on the Western Sichuan Plateau showed significant spatial variability,depending on the natural conditions and the quantity difference of tourism resources in different regions.In addition,the tourism risk is low in most areas of the Western Sichuan Plateau,and disaster prevention and mitigation capacity is higher in areas with high tourism risk where attractions are densely populated and tourism is concentrated.Our study can provide a reference for future analyses of tourism risks in mountainous tourist areas such as in China and worldwide.

关 键 词：Tourism risks Risk assessment Risk sources Fishbone diagram Western Sichuan Plateau 

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