Research on Ecological Hazards and Sustainable Development Path of Homogenized Development of Rural Tourism
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https://doi.org/10.65514/6wptm991Keywords:
Rural Tourism, Homogeneous Development, Sustainable Development, Ecological HazardsAbstract
In recent years, as an important path to promote rural revitalization and local economic development, rural tourism has developed rapidly throughout the country. However, with its large-scale expansion and growth, the phenomenon of homogeneous development has become increasingly prominent, which not only weakens the market attraction and cultural attraction of local tourism products, but also poses a potential threat to the development of local ecological environment. This paper investigates the prominent rural tourism demonstration sites in China, aiming to analyze the specific performance, ecological risks and formation mechanism of the current rural tourism homogenization development. Based on social ecosystem theory and sustainable development theory, this paper constructs an integrated theoretical framework of "homogenization causes - homogenization performance - ecological risks - sustainable path", aiming to clarify three core research questions: (1) what are the specific performance dimensions and characteristic intensity of rural tourism homogenization development? (2) Is there a significant correlation between homogenization development and ecological hazards, and what is its impact path? (3) How to build a sustainable path that takes into account ecological protection and industrial development from a multi-agent perspective? The results show that the homogenization development of rural tourism is embodied in the duplication of landscape, the simplification of business types, and the superficial experience. The resulting ecological risks mainly include the decline of biodiversity, the pollution of water resources and soil, and the increase of waste treatment pressure. Further analysis shows that the root causes of the homogenization problem are the convergence of policy guidance, the lack of innovation ability of market players, the lack of local culture mining, and the imperfection of regulatory mechanism. Based on this, this paper puts forward relevant sustainable development paths from the four dimensions of policy regulation, industrial integration, differentiated development and science and technology empowerment for brief reference.
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