Finance & Economics of Xinjiang ›› 2023, Issue (4): 58-69.doi: 10.16716/j.cnki.65-1030/f.2023.04.006

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Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Impact Mechanism of Socio-Economic Ecosystem Vulnerability of Tourism in County-Level Areas in Xinjiang

SHI Hui1, SHI Tiange1,2   

  1. 1. Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China
    2. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Science, Urumqi 830011, China
  • Received:2023-01-19 Online:2023-08-25 Published:2023-09-07

Abstract:

The paper takes 88 county-level units in Xinjiang as an example, and based on the PSR-TSEE evaluation framework, explores the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics and impact mechanisms of the vulnerability of tourism socio-economic ecosystems in Xinjiang county-level areas in 2000, 2010, and 2018. The results indicate that: In terms of time variation, the overall vulnerability of the tourism socio-economic ecosystem in various counties in Xinjiang shows a continuous downward trend, and the vulnerability changes of each subsystem show fluctuating characteristics. Among them, the economic subsystem has the highest vulnerability, the ecological subsystem has the lowest vulnerability, and the social subsystem has a continuous downward trend.In terms of spatial changes, the spatial distribution of the vulnerability of the tourism socio-economic ecosystem in Xinjiang counties is characterized by a "high in the southwest and low in the north", with the vulnerability of the ecological subsystem showing a "low in the southeast and high in the northwest" feature. The evolution pattern of the vulnerability of the economic subsystem is gradually shifting from a global distribution to a "high in the south and low in the north" pattern. The vulnerability coupling degree of each subsystem is relatively high, and the coordination degree of each county and city varies greatly. The vulnerability of each county and city system has spatial auto-correlation, with a slight increase in correlation. The main factors hindering the decline in the vulnerability of the tourism socio-economic ecosystem in Xinjiang counties are population density, the amount of fertilizer used per unit of arable land, and urbanization rate. Counties and cities located in different vulnerability zones have slight differences in their main obstacle factors and degree of impact. The basic conditions of socio-economic ecology, tourism and agricultural development are the main factors that affect the vulnerability of the socio-economic ecosystem in county-level areas in Xinjiang.

Key words: tourism socio-economic ecosystem, vulnerability, spatial-temporal evolution, impact mechanism, county-level areas in Xinjiang

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