Tourism-driven urbanisation in China's small town development: Yiren Town, China

Q1 Social Sciences International Journal of Tourism Anthropology Pub Date : 2019-07-25 DOI:10.1504/IJTA.2019.101238

L. Yang

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Abstract

The tourism industry has emerged as a new dynamic impetus for urbanisation in China. Many small towns in the peripheral regions of China are experiencing urbanisation, especially in places where distinctive tourist attractions are located. However, little has been done to explore the role of tourism real estate development in Chinese urbanisation and its consequences. This paper addresses this gap through examining the process of tourism-driven urbanisation as a development strategy of small towns in China. The role of tourism real estate and its socio-economic consequences are also explored. The findings from a case study of Yiren Town, Yunnan Province, Southwest China, which is a newly-built destination, reveal that tourism real estate development has transformed Yiren from a sleepy small town into a place with diverse real estate landscapes. The construction of replica old towns alongside leisure properties constitutes a new pattern of urbanisation, suggesting that tourism developers and policy-makers should reconsider the large-scale development of tourism real estate and its impacts on the environment and adjacent communities.

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旅游驱动的城镇化在中国小城镇发展中的作用:中国宜仁镇

旅游业已成为中国城市化的新动力。中国周边地区的许多小城镇正在经历城市化，特别是在那些有特色旅游景点的地方。然而，关于旅游房地产开发在中国城市化进程中的作用及其后果的研究却很少。本文通过考察旅游驱动型城镇化作为中国小城镇发展战略的过程，解决了这一差距。旅游房地产的作用及其社会经济后果也进行了探讨。以中国西南部云南省益仁镇为例，研究发现，旅游房地产开发使益仁镇从一个沉睡的小镇变成了一个房地产景观多样化的地方。益仁镇是一个新建目的地。在休闲地产的同时，复制老城区的建设构成了一种新的城市化模式，这表明旅游开发商和政策制定者应该重新考虑旅游地产的大规模开发及其对环境和邻近社区的影响。

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International Journal of Tourism Anthropology Social Sciences-Anthropology

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期刊介绍： IJTA is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to advanced theory, research and practice in the field of tourism anthropology. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of tourism anthropology, IJTA encourages manuscripts from interrelated disciplines - including ethnography, ethnics, sociology, psychology, archaeology, art, linguistics, economics, politics, history, philosophy, geography, and ecology - in order to publish original, high-quality and cutting-edge research on all aspects of tourism anthropology and to offer a new, integrated perspective of the field. Topics covered include: -Authenticity, identity, mobility; tourism/leisure/recreation/hospitality evolution -Rite and pilgrimage, acculturation and enculturation, ethnography, ethnocentrism -Cultural changes, cultural/interest conflicts, cross-cultural psychology -Globalisation, industrialisation, commercialisation, post-modernism -Hosts and guests, individuality, collectivity, stakeholders, community, welfare -Social/economic/ethical/familial roles, structure/impact, social class -History, memory, image, symbol, [in]tangible heritage, motivation, incentive -East and West, local and global nexus, rural and urban -Minorities, indigenous populations, folk art/customs, literature, art, museums, religion -Sustainability, ecology, culture, cultural brokering; events/festivals, theme parks -Economic/social/ecological/cultural behaviour/impact; public/government/NGOs -Competitive/interrelated industry behaviour/impact -Gender, the elderly, women, children, the disabled, health/therapy, disease, medicine -Terrorism, disasters, crises, politics, democracy/human rights, war, peace -High tech/new media impact, education and training