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干旱区地理 ›› 2018, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 178-184.

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Empirical research of the desert tourism main function zoning:Desert tourism cluster areas of the southeastern edge of Tengger Desert

YANG Ping1, LI Long-tang1, SU Bing-jie2, XIA Si-you3, GAO Xiu-yun1, SHI Lei1   

  1. 1. College of Resources and Environment, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021;
    2. Sichuan Engineering Technical College, Deyang, Sichuan 618000;
    3. School of Geographic Science, NanJing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210097
  • Received:2017-12-25 Revised:2018-02-15 Online:2018-01-25

Abstract: In order to clarify the direction of the development of scenic spots and realize the sustainable development of desert tourism,the index system of the main functions of desert tourist areas,including the resource conditions,ecological environment and departure degree.And through field research and remote sensing data,using ArcGIS spatial analysis method,the Shapotou scenic area as the representative of the southeastern margin of Tengger desert carry on main function zoning.The results show as follows:(1) The train of thought of the main functional zoning of desert tourism is summarized as four steps:determine the zoning scope and unit,determine the index system and weight,determine the zoning results,revise and subdivide the zoning results.(2)In order to achieve the development of desert tourism division and classification,this paper put the study area is divided into 4 kinds of functional regions,including desert tourism core development area,key development area,moderate development area,original ecological maintenance area,and 14 functional sub-regions,including core sightseeing area,sightseeing area and so on.

Key words: desert tourism, main function zoning, tourism cluster areas, southeast edge of tengger desert

CLC Number: 

  • F592.7