Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment
With the boom in outdoor recreational activities in Inner Mongolia, grassland protection has become significant, but the impact of different tourism models on the grassland environment has received little attention. The purpose of this study was to explain the impact of different tourism development...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-08-01
|
| Series: | Engineering Proceedings |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/74/1/10 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850241427117703168 |
|---|---|
| author | Jing Wang Shu-Chen Tsai |
| author_facet | Jing Wang Shu-Chen Tsai |
| author_sort | Jing Wang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | With the boom in outdoor recreational activities in Inner Mongolia, grassland protection has become significant, but the impact of different tourism models on the grassland environment has received little attention. The purpose of this study was to explain the impact of different tourism development models on the grassland environment from a local perspective through small-scale case studies. We took two types of grasslands as objects: the scenic grassland led by developers and the natural grassland led by herdsmen. The study results showed the following: (1) there are four types of tourism development models in the research area; (2) three factors that affect model development are physical geography, seasonality, and policy; and (3) herders emphasized the risks of grassland under climate change. Finally, the main factor that divides the grassland into two appearances is the formalization of tourism content. The concentration of livestock impacts the tourism model. The optimized tourism model was small-scale grassland ecotourism, which best integrated culture and development potential. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-5ca6990d3b554f708e3bbd4ff632254b |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2673-4591 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Engineering Proceedings |
| spelling | doaj-art-5ca6990d3b554f708e3bbd4ff632254b2025-08-20T02:00:37ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-08-017411010.3390/engproc2024074010Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland EnvironmentJing Wang0Shu-Chen Tsai1Department of Environmental Design, College of Arts and Design, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaDepartment of Environmental Design, College of Arts and Design, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaWith the boom in outdoor recreational activities in Inner Mongolia, grassland protection has become significant, but the impact of different tourism models on the grassland environment has received little attention. The purpose of this study was to explain the impact of different tourism development models on the grassland environment from a local perspective through small-scale case studies. We took two types of grasslands as objects: the scenic grassland led by developers and the natural grassland led by herdsmen. The study results showed the following: (1) there are four types of tourism development models in the research area; (2) three factors that affect model development are physical geography, seasonality, and policy; and (3) herders emphasized the risks of grassland under climate change. Finally, the main factor that divides the grassland into two appearances is the formalization of tourism content. The concentration of livestock impacts the tourism model. The optimized tourism model was small-scale grassland ecotourism, which best integrated culture and development potential.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/74/1/10case studylocal perspectivecultural landscapeecotourismInner Mongolia |
| spellingShingle | Jing Wang Shu-Chen Tsai Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment Engineering Proceedings case study local perspective cultural landscape ecotourism Inner Mongolia |
| title | Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment |
| title_full | Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment |
| title_fullStr | Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment |
| title_short | Two Faces of Grassland: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Tourism Development Model on Grassland Environment |
| title_sort | two faces of grassland a comparative study on the impact of tourism development model on grassland environment |
| topic | case study local perspective cultural landscape ecotourism Inner Mongolia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/74/1/10 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jingwang twofacesofgrasslandacomparativestudyontheimpactoftourismdevelopmentmodelongrasslandenvironment AT shuchentsai twofacesofgrasslandacomparativestudyontheimpactoftourismdevelopmentmodelongrasslandenvironment |