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Evaluating the symbiosis status of tourist towns: The case of Guizhou Province, China

Yang, C.; Huang, J.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, D.; Zhu, Y.; Xu, X.; Chen, M.

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Authors

C. Yang

J. Huang

D. Zhang

Y. Zhu

X. Xu

M. Chen



Abstract

This study examines the symbiosis status of tourist towns by analyzing the dynamism between two subsystems of tourist town development: the town subsystem and the tourism subsystem. Drawing on the Lotka-Volterra model, we first developed a model for evaluating the status of harmonious symbiosis development for tourist towns, and then formulated a set of indicators to measure the key components in the model. An empirical study applying the model was conducted focusing on 18 tourist towns in Guizhou Province, China. Recommendations were proposed for more harmonious development of the tourist towns. This is among the first tourism studies that adopt the symbiosis systems approach and our proposed model provides fresh insights into tourist town development.

Citation

Yang, C., Huang, J., Lin, Z., Zhang, D., Zhu, Y., Xu, X., & Chen, M. (2019). Evaluating the symbiosis status of tourist towns: The case of Guizhou Province, China. Annals of Tourism Research, 72, 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.07.008

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 19, 2018
Online Publication Date Jul 24, 2018
Publication Date Sep 1, 2019
Deposit Date Jul 19, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jul 24, 2020
Journal Annals of Tourism Research
Print ISSN 0160-7383
Publisher Elsevier Masson
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Pages 109-125
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.07.008
Keywords Tourist town, Planning, Development, Symbiosis, Lotka-Volterra model, China.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1320523

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