Impact of climate change on blossom viewing tourism and human adaptation behaviors in Sichuan and Chongqing,China
This study aims to integrate phenology research theories,methods,and data into the fields of tourism and climate change.Using first flowering date and last flowering date of 18 spe-cies during 1973-1996 and 2003-2012 in two phenological observation sites(Beibei and Ren-shou)from China Phenological Observation Network,and over 800 data records of the date on blossom viewing festival during 1987-2014 from authoritative newspapers in the study area,the impact of climate change on blossom viewing tourism and human adaptive behavior was assessed by methods of time series analysis and correlation analysis.The results showed that:(1)Climate change generally has positive impacts on blossom viewing activities in Sichuan and Chongq-ing,China.It extended the blossom viewing season length for 50％(9 species)of plants,and shortened it for 27.8％(5 species)of plants.Among the preferred viewing species in China,cli-mate change was found to benefit the blossom viewing and tourism activities of camellia and mountain peach,but had a detrimental effect on purple magnolia.(2)Air temperature emerged as the primary factor influencing the blossom viewing season length.An increase of 1 ℃ in air temperature one month prior to the flowering date extended the blossom viewing season length by 5.99-7.57 days or shortened it by 1.99 days.Similarly,1 ℃ increase in air temperature three months before the flowering date extended the blossom viewing season length by 4.41-11.71 days or shortened it by 2.26-4.99 days.(3)50％of the organizers of blossom viewing activities were unaware of the impact of climate change and had not implemented appropriate strategies to adapt to it.Additionally,50％of the festival dates were adjusted based on changes in air tem-perature.The study recommends adopting a scientific approach that adjusts the dates of blos-som viewing festivals according to phenological dynamics.The study's findings offer a scientif-ic foundation for directing the public and tourists in engaging in blossom viewing tourism.Ad-ditionally,they contribute to the scientific planning of plant landscapes in tourist destinations.This holds considerable theoretical importance and practical value,enhancing the climate change impact assessment and adaptation research framework.It also broadens the scope of tourism science research,establishes a novel discipline development direction,and furnishes a theoretical foundation for the tourism industry to address climate change.
climate changeblossom viewing tourismblossom viewing seasonimpact and ad-aptationSichuan and Chongqing
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