Research on the trade-offs/synergies of multifunctional cultivated land in rural tourism destinations from a new perspective on tourism resources:A case study of Zhongyuan township,Jiangxi province
The rapid development of rural tourism not only induces changes in the morphology of cultivated land utilization but also propels the structural transformation of cultivated land use functions.The focus on the diverse uses of traditional resources is highlighted by the new per-spectives on tourism resources,supporting the idea that cultivated land provides multiple func-tions in rural destinations.Our research employs the trade-off/synergistic perspective to investi-gate the sustainable development issue resulting from the multifunctional transformation of cul-tivated land during the evolution of rural tourism destinations.To do an empirical study for this aim,we chose Zhongyuan township in Jiangxi province.First,by building an index system,we quantitatively measured the multifunctional level of cultivated land.Next,we used a geograph-ic detector to analyze the factors that influence the multifunctional level of cultivated land.Fi-nally,we used the Sperman rank correlation coefficient to analyze the trade-off/synergistic rela-tionships.The results show that:(1)During the period,the indexes of comprehensive function and cultural function of cultivated land increased,but those of production,living and ecological function decreased.(2)During the age of rapid development,natural factors primarily influence the multi-functionality of cultivated land in rural tourism destinations.As for the stable consoli-dation phase,the supply capacity of recreational facilities and transportation services has a no-ticeable impact,and the degree of factor interaction varies.(3)Although there is often a syner-gistic relationship,there is rarely a clear trade-off relationship between the many functions of cultivated land.The highest level of synergy between the several functions of cultivated land has shifted from"production-life"to"production-culture",as a result of the fast development of rural tourism destinations that are now entering the stage of consolidation and development.The theoretical goal of our research is to show that the role of cultivated land resources is com-plex and can lead to structural alterations between various sub-functions as rural tourism grows.This tells us that,practically speaking,we ought to increase the range of options available to us so as to make use of the resources found on cultivated land.Leveraging market forces may be necessary to fully realize the variety of ways and forms of employing cultivated land resources,which will lead to the creation of unique and diversified tourism products,within strict compli-ance to rules for the conservation of cultivated land resources.
multi-function of cultivated landtrade-offs/synergiesrural tourism destinationnew perspective on tourism resources