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The Effect of Rural Sightseeing Region Urbanization: Based on the Influence of Tourism |
HOU Bing ,HUANG Zhen-fang ,XU Hai-jun |
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Abstract From the perspectives of geography, anthropology and sociology, tourism influence is considered as a mutually conditional composite system. The mechanism of tourism influence is embodied in dual roles- the tourist destination and the tourist source. Rural sightseeing region urbanization, which is incurred by tourism development, includes moderate urbanization, excessive urbanization and under urbanization. The changes of consumer’s tourism attitudes, cultural and ecological heterogeneity, effects of policy and development costs of economy, initiatives to develop rural economy are four drivers of urbanization. Finally, some suggestions on rural tourism are put forward.
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Received: 08 June 2010
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Corresponding Authors:
HOU Bing
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