Determinants of island tourism development: The example of Dachangshan Island

• Published in: Tourism management (1982) Vol. 55; pp. 261 - 271
• Main Authors: Yang, Jun, Ge, Yuting, Ge, Quansheng, Xi, Jianchao, Li, Xueming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Island tourism; Mechanism analysis; Temporal and spatial evolution; Tourism effects; Tourism land use; Temporal and spatial evolution; Tourism land use; Island tourism; Tourism effects; Mechanism analysis

Islands possess their own patterns of spatial and temporal evolution as tourist destinations. Taking Dachangshan Island as an example, two key stages were identified: a 'landscape-oriented' period from 2002 to 2009, and a 'background' stage from 2009 to 2012. Co-existing with bot...