Study on the assessment method for the sustainability of lake tourism destinations on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau:A relational perspective
Lakes are important tourist attractions on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,which are very sensitive to environmental changes and human activities.In order to leverage the relationship of ecological protection,community development and tourism development,we established a tourism destination sustainability index system with the fuzzy Delphi method and analytic hierarchy process based on the stakeholder evaluation framework for sustainable ecotourism.Then,the index system was applied to Qinghai Lake and the relationship of"resource-community-tourism"was jointly evaluated by resource managers,community residents and tourists.Finally,a total of 31 indicators of 6 dimensions were obtained.The relationship between resource and communities obtained the highest weight among the three groups,which reflected the resource-dependent characteristics and green development needs of the lake tourism communities on the plateau.The expert group believed that the ecological index selection for plateau lake destinations should attach importance to biodiversity and environmental conservation from the regional ecosystem perspective.The application of the evaluation method in Qinghai Lake shows its applicability and effectiveness.This paper enhances the participation of stakeholders in the index system establishment for relationship evaluation and provides an alternative method for assessing the sustainability of lake destinations on the plateau with insufficient monitoring data.It can provide decision-making support for a coordinated green development of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
ecotourismmanagerlocal communitytouristsustainability indicatorsQinghai Lake
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维普
