Abstract

Exploring the spatial coupling relationship and interaction mechanism between green urbanization (GU) and tourism competitiveness (TC) is of great significance for promoting urban sustainable development. However, the lack of research on the interaction mechanism between GU and TC limits the formulation of effective environmental management policy and urban planning. Taking 734 counties in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) as the study area, this paper analyzes the spatial coupling relationship between GU and TC on the basis of comprehensive evaluation of GU and TC. Then, the interactive mechanism between GU and TC is systematically discussed, and the synergistic development strategy of the two is proposed. The results show that the GU level presents a multicore circle structure, with provincial capitals, prefecture-level urban districts and economically developed counties in east-central regions as high-value centers. The TC at county scale presents a multi-center spatial structure. Additionally, there is a significant positive spatial coupling between GU and TC in the YRB. The analysis further reveals that green urbanization level, social progress, population development, infrastructure construction, economic development quality, and eco-environmental protection has a observably influence on TC. Tourism competitiveness, service competitiveness, location competitiveness, resource competitiveness, market competitiveness, environmental influence, and talent competitiveness has a observably influence on GU. TC can promote GU, and the improvement of green urbanization level can support the development of tourism competitiveness. According to the spatial zoning method, 734 counties are divided into 6 categories, and the coordinated development strategy of GU and TC for each type of district is proposed.

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Title
Coupling and interaction mechanism between green urbanization and tourism competitiveness based an empirical study in the Yellow River Basin of China
Author
Shen, Wei 1 ; Chen, Yanli 2 ; Cao, Weiwei 3 ; Yu, Ruyi 3 ; Cheng, Jinlong 3 

 Luoyang Normal University, College of Geography and Tourism, Luoyang, China (GRID:grid.440830.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1793 4563); Henan University, College of Geography and Environmental Science, Kaifeng, China (GRID:grid.256922.8) (ISNI:0000 0000 9139 560X); Henan University, Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Kaifeng, China (GRID:grid.256922.8) (ISNI:0000 0000 9139 560X) 
 Luoyang Normal University, College of Law and Sociology, Luoyang, China (GRID:grid.440830.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1793 4563) 
 Luoyang Normal University, College of Geography and Tourism, Luoyang, China (GRID:grid.440830.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1793 4563) 
Pages
13167
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3065503169
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.