The Influence of Spatial Structure Characteristics of the Scenic Spots in Main Tourist Cities on Their Tourism Development
Collecting relevant data of 2021,using ArcGIS spatial analysis method,scenic spot spatial distribution pattern index,geographic concentration index and etc,this study analyzes the spatial structure characteristics and types of scenic spots in major tourist cities in China,and reveals the impact of the spatial structure characteristics of scenic spots on their tourism development.The results show that:①From the three dimensions of scenic spot distribution pattern,attraction intensity and concentration degree,the spatial structure types of scenic spots in 60 cities are comprehensively analyzed and divided into 5 categories and 32 types,which are significantly different from the spatial distribution types of scenic spots based on average nearest neighbor judgment.②Under the con-trol of other factors,it is found that the spatial structure characteristics of urban scenic spots have a significant im-pact on their tourism development,and there are differences in their impact on total tourism revenue and total tour-ism person-time.③There are also differences in the direction and intensity of the impact of various dimensions of the spatial structure of urban scenic spots on their tourism development.The more concentrated the distribution of scenic spots in a city,the less beneficial it is to tourism development;The stronger the attraction of a scenic spot within a unit area,the more beneficial it is to tourism development;The influence of the distribution pattern of sce-nic spots is not significant.The reasons for this phenomenon are as follows:the concentration of low-grade scenic spots in cities,the strong homogeneity of tourism resources within the same area which can lead to vicious compe-tition among scenic spots,and strong risk perception among tourists under the background of the COVID-19 epi-demic.