Tourism Environmental Impact Evaluation Framework (TEIEF): Using VGI Data to Assess the Ecological Impact of Tourism in the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark of China
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Abstract
Geoparks play a vital role in safeguarding unique landscapes, but the surge in tourist activity in these areas has raised concerns regarding their ecological impact. To address this issue, this study develops the Tourism Environmental Impact Evaluation Framework (TEIEF), a monitoring tool for evaluating the Ecological impact of tourism in geoparks. The Environmental impact of tourism on Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark of China (Danxiashan) is analyzed from multi-year data, revealing a significant expansion of tourism environmental impact between 2009 and 2018. To enhance the precision of this analysis, geotagged photo data from social media were incorporated to discern the spatial distribution and intensity of visitor activity. The data resolution was refined from 1 km to 100 m to allow for a more granular assessment of the geographical extent of this impact, providing a detailed and nuanced understanding of the affected area. The findings underscore the importance of long-term monitoring in geoparks to support sustainable environmental planning and landscape conservation. This study pioneers the applications of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) data to quantify the magnitude of tourism impact, thereby providing a tool to estimate the environmental consequences of tourism development.
期刊介绍：
The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism.
The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are:
- Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage;
- Geodiversity and geosites;
- On-site science, geological and geomorphological research:
- Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation
and management;
- Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby;
- Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international;
- Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use
policies;
- Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies;
- Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism;
- Geoparks: creation, management and outputs;
- Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change;
- Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies;
- International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites,
National Parks etc.;
- Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections
and all portable geoheritage;
- Education and training of geoheritage specialists;
- Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres,
on-site museums;
- Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.
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