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| THE ENLIGHTENMENT FROM VERP TO THE TOURISM ENVIRONMENT CARRYING CAPACITY STUDY OF SCENIC AREAS IN CHINA |
| LIN Ming-shui, XIE Hong-bin |
| College of Tourism, Fujian Normal University, Fujian 350007, China |
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Abstract "Visitor Experience and Resources Protection (VERP)" framework is developed by the National Parks Service(NPS) to address visitor use management and carrying capacity issues in the units of national park system. Not only can it be the framework of establishment of planning policy, but also a kind of monitor and management tool. Therefore, it gives enlightenment to the study on "Tourism Environment Carrying Capacity(TECC)" in Chinese Scenic Areas, which is still in static and linear state.VERP framework provides a more reasonable and rational planning framework and more operational managing tool. From the analysis of VERP framework, we should change narrow viewpoint of TECC concept system, pay more attention to "the level and type" of tourist use, less to counting "the tourist number"; more attention to dynamic management, less to the viewpoint of static and linear plan; more attention to System analysis, less to module computation; more attention to the determination of indicators and specify standards for zone, less to select of computation standards of TECC, and in the end, develop the study of TECC in Scenic Areas in China.
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Received: 04 April 2006
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2007, Vol. 22 
