THE IMPACT AND MECHANISM OF HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN CHINA ON ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE

Zhao-feng WANG, Zheng ZHANG

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6) : 122-134.

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6) : 122-134. DOI: 10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.012
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THE IMPACT AND MECHANISM OF HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN CHINA ON ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE

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An in-depth exploration of the mechanism and transmission path of high-quality tourism development in enhancing ecological resilience is a key issue for promoting the green transformation of the tourism industry and achieving sustainable development. Based on the balanced panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2023, this paper systematically clarifies the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of both high-quality tourism development and ecological resilience, and reveals in detail the underlying influence mechanism of high-quality tourism development on ecological resilience. The results show that: 1) The indices of high-quality tourism development and ecological resilience in each province have all shown a steady and continuous upward trend year by year, presenting a spatial distribution pattern of being significantly higher in the eastern region and relatively lower in the western region. 2) High-quality development of tourism exerts a significant and robust positive promoting effect on ecological resilience, and its spatial spillover effect is notably higher than the direct effect. 3) High-quality development of tourism has significantly enhanced ecological resilience through improving marketization levels and accelerating technological innovation, and it exhibits a dual threshold effect determined by both urbanization levels and the structure of the tourism industry. The research results can provide valuable references for enhancing ecological resilience and promoting the green transformation of the tourism industry through sustained high-quality tourism development. This study offers theoretical insights and practical guidance for fostering tourism–environment synergies that support long-term ecological sustainability.

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high-quality development of tourism / ecological resilience / spatial overflow / mediating effect / threshold effect

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Zhao-feng WANG , Zheng ZHANG. THE IMPACT AND MECHANISM OF HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN CHINA ON ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE[J]. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY. 2025, 40(6): 122-134 https://doi.org/10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.06.012

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