From global point of view, tourist ecological footprint and eco-efficiency are the new yardsticks on assessing sustainability of tourism. The two methods are mutual supplementary. Taking Nanji Archipelago as an example, which is the exclusive oceanic protected area in China, the tourist ecological footprint and eco-efficiency have been analysed and discussed. Five characteristics have been summarized: 1)The tourist ecological footprint of Nanji Archipelago was 0.031hm2 per captia in 2002, which is only one third of world average footprint. 2) The ecological deficit sums up to 939.38 hm2. 3) The average tourism output of ecological footprint is 1402 yuan(RMB)/hm2, which is 1.8 times the average output of world, but still lower than that of the fishery output. 4) The total carbon dioxide from tourism on Nanji Archipelago is 2438.7t, and the tourism eco-efficiency per captia is 0.1279kg/yuan. 5) The tourism eco-efficiency of Nanji Archipelago is favorable, which is 3.1 times as much as the world average. But comparing with the ideal emission based on the carbon dioxide of world, it still lacks behind the benchmark. The suitable tourism development volume, effective management, promotion of ecotourism, and short-distance travel contribute to the less ecological footprint and favorable eco-efficiency. The touristic ecological footprint and eco-efficiency will be helpful not only to enlarging the sustainable tourism implication, but also enriching the environmental technique.
ZHOU Nian-Xing, LIN Zhen-Shan, HUANG Zhen-Fang, CHEN Chun-Wang
. Tourist Ecological Footprint and Eco-efficiency on Nanji Archipelago[J]. SCIENTIA GEOGRAPHICA SINICA, 2008
, 28(4)
: 571
-577
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DOI: 10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.2008.04.571
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