The Coupling and Coordinated Development of Forest Tourism Industry and Elderly Care Industry in Northeast China
⑴ Background——The forest tourism industry and the elderly care industry influence and support each other in terms of resource factors,industrial layout and policy linkage,which lays the foundation for the coupling and coordinated development of the two industries.In recent years,forest tourism has been vigorously developed in Northeast China,while population aging has been deepening.Exploring the coupling and coordination law be-tween the forest tourism industry and the elderly care industry in Northeast China can provide theoretical refer-ence and decision support for the coordinated development of the two industries.⑵ Methods——The research data in this paper were mainly from"China Statistical Yearbook","China Civil Affairs Statistical Yearbook","China Forestry and Grassland Statistical Yearbook",as well as the statisti-cal communiques on the national economic and social development of Heilongjiang,Jilin and Liaoning provinces during 2013-2022.This paper firstly constructed an evaluation indicator system for the development level of the forest tourism industry and elderly care industry.Then,the entropy method was used to measure the weight of each indicator,and the linear weighting method was used to calculate the comprehensive evaluation values of the two industrial subsystems.Finally,the coupling coordination degree model was used to calculate the degree of mutual influence of the two industries in Northeast China and determine the coupling and coordinated develop-ment status of the two subsystems.⑶ Results——First,the average of the overall development index of the forest tourism industry in Northeast China is 0.4911,which is significantly higher than the comprehensive development index of the elderly care indus-try 0.375 8.Second,on the whole,the coupling coordination degree of the forest tourism industry and elderly care industry in Northeast China is low,and the coupling coordination degree of the two industries has changed from the near imbalance stage to the mild imbalance stage.Third,there are obvious differences in the coupling coordination degree of the two industries in different provinces.According to the grade standard of coupling coordination degree,it can be seen that the coupling coordination degree of the two industries in Heilongjiang Province is at the critical coordination level,the coupling coordination degree of the two industries in Liaoning province is at the near imbal-ance level,and that of the two industries in Jilin Province is at the moderate imbalance level.⑷ Conclusions and Discussions——First,change the development concepts,attach importance to the coupling development between industries and the top-level design and overall planning of the two industries.En-courage the use of forest ecological resources to develop tourism,strengthen the construction of scenic spot infra-structures,improve the elderly forest tourism industry system,clarify industry norms,and formulate a standard system and supervision system.Second,deepen the supply-side structural reform,guided by industrial demand.Build a full-chain forest tourism and health care service system for the elderly,strengthen the construction of high-quality forest tourism scenic spots and summer resorts,and create high-quality forest tourism routes suitable for the elderly.Third,based on advantageous industrial resources,promote industrial optimization and coordina-ted development.The high-quality resources of the forest tourism industry will accurately cover the growing elder-ly group,extend the industrial value chain,and build an industrial supply and demand service platform.
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