The mechanism of capital flows on the spatial structure of tourism in metropolitan area:A case study of Nanjing metropolitan area
Based on the mobility theory,this paper adopts case analysis and inductive reasoning to study the evolution process and formation mechanism of tourism spatial structure in metropolitan areas from the perspectives of capital flows.On the basis of constructing a theoretical analysis framework,an empirical study is carried out on the Nanjing metropolitan area.The results show that:(1)The capital of urban tourism has significant mobility,and it has shown the flow characteristics of"entering the city center,leaving the city center,going to the countryside,and crossing borders"in different periods.Capital flows have promoted tourism development in the inflow areas,at present,rural and cross-border areas around major cities in China have become the most active areas for tourism capital flow.(2)Capital flows have promoted the construction of key urban tourism projects such as theme parks,star-rated hotels,recreational business districts(RBD),and urban tourism complexes,accelerate the evolution of urban tourism spatial structure,and led to the formation of spatial structure modes.The urban tourist destinations present a spatial structure of"core edges,multi-node and chain,chain and rural patches,chain and tourism enclaves"in different periods,presenting the overall evolution trend of"centralization,multi-centralization,centrifugation,marginalization".(3)Keeping moving is an important means for capital to break through urban spatial limitations and continuously evolve upward.Tourism capital follows the cyclic development path of"movement,solidification,re-movement,re-solidification",and through the integration with other production factors,to promote the spatial structure evolution of urban tourism destination.Through the above research,this paper verifies that the framework is scientific and feasible,and it also summarizes the new characteristics and trends of the current urban tourism spatial structure evolution,demonstrates the mechanism of capital flows on urban tourism development,and deepens the theoretical understanding of urban tourism spatial structure evolution.Finally,this paper discusses the risks and challenges faced by the evolution of tourism spatial structure in metropolitan areas under the influence of capital flows,and proposes relevant suggestions for the future development and management of urban tourism.
capital flowsmobilitymetropolitan tourismtourism spatial structure"ruralism-ecology"spaceNanjing metropolitan area