Environmental perceptions of second home tourism impacts in Finland

Experiencing nature and enjoying natural amenities have long been identified as key motives for rural second home tourism. However, the more people travel and spend time in the natural environment, the more it is disturbed by their actions and activities. In this paper, we examine how people perceive the environmental impacts of rural second home tourism and how they justify their views. The study focuses on Finland where rural second homes are widespread. Analysis is based on a questionnaire survey conducted among Finns in 2012 (n?=?1189). Responses from different groups of respondents (second home owners, regular users of second homes and non-users) are quantitatively and qualitatively analysed. The results indicate that the Finnish respondents generally think that second home tourism poses some degree of harmful environmental impacts. However, it is the second home owners who are least worried about these environmental impacts. They generally justify their opinions using a “place-related” perspective, that is, by referring to their own experiences and actions at the cottage site. In contrast, the non-users see environmental impacts more often from a broader perspective by referring to the wider environmental interconnections with second home tourism. In our discussion, we introduce the notions of place-based (relative) and phenomenon-based (relational) environmental perceptions as a potential framework for future research on this topic. In mitigating the increasing environmental impacts of second home tourism, understanding the environmental perceptions and awareness of second home owners and users is crucial to be successful in mobilising sustainable options and environmental governance.     

Even-Aged and Uneven-Aged Forest Management in Boreal Fennoscandia: A Review

Since WWII, forest management in Fennoscandia has primarily been based on even-aged stand management, clear cut harvesting and thinning from below. As an alternative, uneven-aged management, based on selection cutting of individual trees or small groups of trees, has been proposed. In this review we discuss the theoretical aspects of ecology and economics of the two management approaches. We also review peer-reviewed studies from boreal Fennoscandia, which have aimed at comparing the outcomes of uneven-aged and the conventional even-aged forest management. According to a common view the main obstacle of practicing uneven-aged forestry is its low economic performance. However, the reviewed studies did not offer any straightforward support for this view and several studies have found uneven-aged management to be fully competitive with existing even-aged management. Studies on the ecological aspects indicated that selection cuttings maintain mature or late-successional forest characteristics and species assemblages better than even-aged management, at least at the stand scale and in the short term. We conclude that although the number of relevant studies has increased in recent years, the ecological and economic performance of alternative management methods still remains poorly examined, especially for those stands with multiple tree species and also at wider spatial and temporal scales. For future research we advocate a strategy that fully takes into consideration the interdisciplinary nature of forest management and is better connected to social goals and latest theoretical and methodological developments in ecology and economics.     

江西森林公园在全国森林公园旅游产业建设中的地位变动分析

根据近十年来江西省森林公园旅游产业收入在全国森林公园旅游产业经济发展中的地位变动情况,分析了影响江西省森林公园旅游产业发展的积极因素和消极因素,对江西省森林公园旅游产业建设的可持续稳定发展提出建设性建议。     

山东半岛蓝色经济区海洋生态旅游发展研究

发展海洋生态旅游是实现山东半岛蓝色经济区战略的重要途径之一。在SWOT分析的基础上,指出在山东半岛蓝色经济区发展海洋生态旅游必须明确其动力机制,坚持统筹发展战略,从生态保护、社区参与、区域统筹和产业协同四个方面采取具体的对策。     

古城旅游地旅游影响的居民感知研究——以黄山市歙县徽州古城为例

古城旅游地是独具中国传统魅力的重要旅游目的地,而古城居民是古城生命力之所在。以黄山市歙县徽州古城为案例地,运用因子分析法,提取了古城居民感知的3个积极影响公因子和2个消极影响公因子,通过均值的比较,分析了居民对旅游影响的总体感知与态度。在此基础上,采用Bonferroni多变量协方差分析法（MNOVA）进一步分析不同细分居民群体对旅游影响感知的差异,展望了未来居民利益诉求的转变方向,以期为政府部门、旅游管理部门、旅游规划部门提供有益参考,促进古城旅游业的可持续发展。     

基于层次分析法的古村落旅游资源评价——以世界遗产地西递、宏村为例

以世界遗产地皖南古村落——西递、宏村为研究区域,从研究区域的资源价值和区位条件两个方面,选取了5个Ⅰ级指标：历史文化价值、科学价值、艺术价值、区域规模、交通便利程度,12个Ⅱ级指标：年代久远程度、民俗代表性、历史事件名人影响度、科学考察、科普教育、完整性、典型性、观赏性、地域组合、环境容量、通达性与服务中心距离,建立评价指标体系,并结合YAAHP软件对该指标体系进行层次分析,得出了各指标的相对权重。结果表明,西递、宏村的历史文化价值与艺术价值在其旅游资源评价中具有重要地位。在此基础上对其进行了分析并提出了相应的保护措施和对策,以期达到对西递、宏村旅游资源合理保护与开发的目的。     

我国漂流旅游景区的空间分布研究

近年来漂流旅游逐步成为我国夏季旅游的新兴热点,在各地发展迅速。以我国漂流旅游景区为研究对象,运用地理集中指数、不平衡指数、基尼系数等计量地理学方法和ArcGIS分析软件对其在全国的空间分布特征进行了定量与定性分析。研究表明,我国610处漂流旅游景区主要分布在中东部地区,呈集中和空间凝聚态势,且分布的均衡度很低;而在地势第三级台阶内的山地丘陵地区呈现明显的条带状凝聚,多位于降水充沛的季风性气候区。同时,漂流旅游景区的分布与区域经济发展水平之间存在一定的空间耦合关系,体现出明显的城市指向。     

安徽省旅游业转型升级对策研究

随着我国经济增长结构和产业增长方式调整转变,旅游业转型升级成为提高旅游业经济效益,实现旅游业可持续发展的必然要求。在全面分析安徽省旅游业转型升级背景的基础上,结合安徽省旅游业转型升级的优势条件与制约因素,提出安徽省旅游业在旅游产业结构、旅游产品、旅游企业、旅游市场、旅游人才等方面转型升级的路径与对策。     

京、沪、穗口岸入境外国旅游市场特征对比研究

我国入境旅游市场长期呈现港澳台市场占80％以上,外国市场不足20％的“二八”结构,因此拓展入境旅游外国市场是我国旅游业发展的重要任务。北京、上海、广州三大口岸是我国入境旅游发展的“桥头堡”,也是其他省市入境旅游发展的“二手客源地”,在我国人境旅游业中占据着十分重要的地位。采用问卷调查法,以从京、沪、穗口岸入境的外国游客作为调查对象,对三大口岸间的外国市场进行对比分析,并将其作为整体与全国入境外国市场进行对比研究,以期为拓展全国和其他省市的入境旅游外国市场规模提供理论指导。结论为：①从三大口岸入境的外国市场具有各自的特征,但在年龄结构、职业结构和学历结构上具有一致性。②从不同口岸入境的外国市场具有不同的空间分布范围和扩散能力。③从三大口岸入境的外国市场特征对全国入境外国市场特征具有控制作用。     

基于利益相关者分析海洋生态旅游发展研究

发展海洋生态旅游主要涉及管理者、开发经营者、社区居民和旅游者四类利益相关者。通过对各利益相关者的职能、利益诉求和相关者之间主要矛盾的分析,指出发展海洋生态旅游必须统筹兼顾,追求利益相关者整体利益最大化,并从发挥管理者职能、加强社区参与、借助社会力量和产权改革四个层面提出了具体策略。