黄河首曲地区生态旅游开发适宜区识别与分类研究——结合旅游者偏好的分析（英文）

黄河首曲地区具有突出的生态功能和较高的旅游价值。为保障湿地的完整性保护及尊重当地居民的雪山崇拜,研究首先对不可开发区和可开发区进行了识别分析,认为不管是严格的生态旅游还是一般的生态旅游活动都只能在有效生态旅游区进行,生态旅游的适宜性分析与区划也主要围绕可开发区展开。研究选取距水域湿地距离、草地覆盖情况、森林覆盖情况、海拔高度、坡度和原生态性六个表征地区自然性的标准,采用GIS技术与层次分析法相结合的方法对可开发区生态旅游适宜性进行了分析,层次分析法权重源于旅游者偏好调查,并基于适宜度空间分布格局进行了区域分类。可开发区的生态旅游适宜性可划分为五级,I级地区适宜度最低,最不适合发展严格的生态旅游,V级地区适宜度最高,原生态景观价值突出,生态旅游发展潜力最大。出于协调旅游功能与生态功能的统一以实现地区生态旅游资源可持续利用的目的,黄河首曲地区被划分为五类亚区,且均具有各自特殊的主导服务功能。研究最终根据各亚区的特殊服务功能提出了相应的调控措施。研究结论有助于促进生态旅游的合理性规划及未来可持续发展。

Identifying and Mapping Wetland-based Ecotourism Areas in the First Meander of the Yellow River: Incorporating Tourist Preferences

We identified and mapped ecotourism areas in the First Meander of the Yellow River (FMYR) by incorporating tourist preferences, and regional division was also conducted. Considering wetland protection and local natural worship, we identified available ecotourism areas and used GIS to overlay six layers of the criteria to generate a suitability map of available areas. This process incorporated the opinions of 158 tourists to weight each criterion. Available areas were classified into five levels of suitability, with class I being the least suitable for ecotourism and class V being the most suitable. Distance from water area was found to be the most important criterion, and presence of forest to be the least important. The results show that a majority of the FMYR is class II, III or IV. FMYR was further divided into five sub-regions, and it is clear that the particular ecological characteristics and service functions of each sub-region warrant particular development. This study provides useful insights for tourism planners, local managers and visitors.