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Arid Land Geography ›› 2025, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (7): 1243-1254.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2024.527

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Spatial pattern and influencing factors of tourism elements in the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains based on POI

XIA Ziyang1(), XIA Yunfan2, WANG Ning1, LIN Wei1, MA Lina1, TAN Xiaoping1, ZHANG Yanzhen1, JIAO Rui1   

  1. 1. School of Economics, Trade and Management, Xinjiang Institute of Technology, Aksu 735400, Xinjiang, China
    2. School of Tourism and Urban and Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2024-09-03 Revised:2024-11-29 Online:2025-07-25 Published:2025-07-04

Abstract:

This study employs the theory of the “six elements” of tourism and utilizes spatial analysis methods, including nearest neighbor index, kernel density analysis, bivariate spatial autocorrelation, and Ripley’s K-function, to examine the spatial distribution and correlation characteristics of point of interest data related to tourism elements in the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang of China based on data collected in April 2024. In addition, we explore the influencing factors using a geographical detector. The results show the following. (1) The spatial distribution characteristics of each tourism element exhibit significant concentration, with the degree of spatial agglomeration ranking from high to low as follows: “food”>“shopping”>“accommodation”>“transportation”>“entertainment”>“tourism”. (2) Each tourism element demonstrates weak spatial continuity, resulting in a distribution pattern characterized by “one core, one axis, and multiple centers”. At the county level, the spatial correlation among tourism elements is generally weak; however, a strong correlation exists between the “transportation” element and other elements, whereas the “tourism” element exhibits weak correlations, indicating a need for optimization in the spatial distribution of tourism elements. (3) The characteristic value of the overall spatial agglomeration scale of the “six elements” of tourism is 33.83 km. Among the different elements, the “tourism” factor shows the largest spatial agglomeration scale eigenvalue (42.95 km), whereas the “accommodation” factor has the smallest (18.48 km). (4) The influence of the interaction between each factor on the spatial pattern of tourism elements is significantly greater than that of any single factor. This research highlights the effects of multi-dimensional factors, including economic development level, infrastructure, and population on the spatial pattern of tourism elements, with GDP, night light index, number of A-level scenic spots, population density, and the proportion of the tertiary industry having the most significant effects.

Key words: urban agglomeration, tourism elements, bivariate Moran’s I, Ripley’s K-function, geodetector, the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains