STUDY ON FUNCTION OF COMPONENTS OF DYNAMIC SYSTEM OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPED REGION —A Case Study of Foshan in Guangdong Province

In the forming of the Dynamic System of Tourism Development(DSTD)in developed regions from the view of supply side,the Dhlphi Method and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) are used to count the weight of each component of the DSTD.It has been found that the attraction subsystem is the most important one of the three subsystems at the first hierarchical level of DSTD,which means that tourist attractions are always the principal factors for regional tourism development,even in developed regions.But it is also noteworthy that the significance of the attraction subsystem is not dominant in the DSTD.At the second hierarchical level,the physical attraction subsystem rand No.1,while the weight of the non-physical attraction subsystem is just a little larger than the weight of the hardware subsystem and that of software subsystem.And the weights of the three components in the medium subsystem are similar.The top 3 factors at the third hierarchical level are scenic spot,location and regional economic impact.The result verifies the conclusions of qualitative analysis,which depends on the market research and the study of historical date,that the most important compo-nent of the DSTD in Foshan is the impact of the developed economy.Knowing the weight of each component of the DSTD can be helpful to make out the most useful force,furthermore to determine the future orientation for regional tourism develop-ment.

Study on function of components of dynamic system of tourism development in developed region

In the forming of the Dynamic System of Tourism Development (DSTD) in developed regions from the view of supply side, the Delphi Method and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) are used to count the weight of each component of the DSTD. It has been found that the attraction subsystem is the most important one of the three subsystems at the first hierarchical level of DSTD, which means that tourist attractions are always the principal factors for regional tourism development, even in developed regions. But it is also noteworthy that the significance of the attraction subsystem is not dominant in the DSTD. At the second hierarchical level, the physical attraction subsystem rank No. 1, while the weight of the non-physical attraction subsystem is just a little larger than the weight of the hardware subsystem and that of software subsystem. And the weights of the three components in the medium subsystem are similar. The top 3 factors at the third hierarchical level are scenic spot, location and regional economic impact. The result verifies the conclusions of qualitative analysis, which depends on the market research and the study of historical date, that the most important component of the DSTD in Foshan is the impact of the developed economy. Knowing the weight of each component of the DSTD can be helpful to make out the most useful force, furthermore to determine the future orientation for regional tourism development. Biography: ZHONG Yun (1976 –), female, a native of Guangzhou City, Ph. D. candidate. Her research is focused on urban geography, tourism geography and tourism planning. E-mail: melodyz@163.com