Geospatial analysis of sports tourism resources in China's urban clusters: a case study of the Sichuan-Chongqing region utilizing GIS and the geographic detector
Xuefeng Tan, Zhiheng Liu, Lizhen Shi, Xiaoling Huang · 2024
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Xuefeng Tan and co-authors mapped where sports tourism resources sit across the Sichuan-Chongqing city cluster in China, and what drives the pattern. Using geographic information systems and a tool called GeoDetector, they measured how concentrated the resources are. They also measured which geographic and economic factors explain the spread between the twin hubs of Chengdu and Chongqing and their neighbors.
Terrain shaped development differently around the two cities. Population density correlated strongly with resource density, which the authors note cuts both ways: crowds attract facilities, but chasing density alone deepens inequality between places. They present the analysis as a planning roadmap for spreading sports tourism more evenly and sustainably across the region's varied landscapes.
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| CREATOR | Xuefeng Tan, Zhiheng Liu, Lizhen Shi, Xiaoling Huang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |