喀斯特洞穴景区旅游环境容量研究——以织金洞为例

喀斯特地区自然、人文景观独特,旅游资源丰富,生态环境比较脆弱,如何在旅游开发中使旅游地的环境系统免遭不可修复的损坏,实现区域社会、经济、生态的持续、健康发展,是喀斯特风景名胜区面临的难题之一.旅游环境容量是旅游业可持续发展的重要判据之一.目前,我国针对洞穴类风景区的旅游环境容量研究尚属空白.以我国典型的喀斯特风景名胜区--织金洞景区为例,定量研究了该景区的旅游环境容量,可知织金洞还可进一步提高旅游开发强度.

Tourist Carrying Capacity in Karstic Caves——a Case Study in the Scenic Area of Zhijin Cave, Guizhou, China

There usually are unique and beautiful natural and human landscapes in karst areas, where tourist attractions are abundant, but the eco - environment is fragile. How to avoid irreversible damage to local environmental systems and how to maintain the sustainable and healthy development of the local economy, society, and ecosystem are among the most troublesome problems confronting karst scenic areas. Tourist carrying capacity is one of the important standards by which to judge whether a scenic resort develops in a sustainable way or not, and is significant theoretically and practically. Taking the Zhijin Cave resort as a case, and by analyzing the key limiting factors, the authors studied quantitatively the tourist carrying capacity in the resort. Spatial size is identified as a key factor limiting the tourist carrying capacity in study area. Usually, the number of visiting tourists is within the calculated carrying capacity. In the end, the authors, aiming at the actual situation of tourist carrying capacity in the Zhijin Cave resort, put forward some corresponding suggestions to further develop local tourist attractions.