Analysis on Disparity of Inbound Tourism Scale and its Causes in Sichuan Province
Based on the theory of rank-size distribution,using standard deviation,coefficient of variation and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index,taking 21 areas in Sichuan province for the research unit, the disparity of inbound tourism size were analyzed from 1997 to 2015.The results show that,the size of tourism development is unbalanced in the region,and with expanding absolute difference of inbound tourism,the relative difference shows little change in Sichuan province.Regression analysis by Lotka equation,inbound tourism size of Sichuan province is coordinated with rank-size characteristics,and the trend of centralized development is obvious.According to the tourism market size and rank relations,it shows three forms:steady development,fluctuating upward and downward.Finally,on the basis of the findings,the author makes analysis on the causes of the disparity of the tourism scale, such as the abundance of tourism resources,traffic location,important events,etc.
inbound tourismdisparity of tourism scaleSichuan province