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Countermeasure Study on Sustainable Utilization of Tourism Resources and Tourism Environmental Pollution in Coastal Areas of the Pearl River Delta, China


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The coastal area of Pearl River Delta in China is the most active core zone with great potential in the development pattern of China's tourism economy. However, the development of tourism in this area has caused serious pollution to the ecological environment. As a consequence, several problems, such as sealand pollution and ecosystem imbalance, occur and affect the sustainable development of tourism. In this paper, the land, water body, biotic environment, and air pollution in the area were analysed to understand the pollution in this region and to analyse the sustainable development of tourism resources. The mechanism of the interaction between external environments (nature, economy, society) and internal environments (subjects and objects of tourism) was also investigated on the basis of the environmental carrying capacity. Results showed that tourism caused pollution at different levels. With economic growth and increased awareness on environmental protection, the amount of pollution has been reduced. The natural subsystem in external environments is more likely to be polluted, but the subsystems of economy and society can help alleviate environmental pollution. The subject of tourism in internal environments is the major cause of pollution, but the incompetence of tourism objects can affect pollution control. This study focuses on the control over environmental pollution caused by tourism in the coastal area of the Pearl River Delta. This work is of great significance for the coordinated and sustainable development of tourism and the environment.

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Tourism, Coastal Areas, Pearl River Delta, Environmental Protection, Tourism Resources, Sustainable Development.
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Danying Song
Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Hainan Province, 572022, China

Abstract


The coastal area of Pearl River Delta in China is the most active core zone with great potential in the development pattern of China's tourism economy. However, the development of tourism in this area has caused serious pollution to the ecological environment. As a consequence, several problems, such as sealand pollution and ecosystem imbalance, occur and affect the sustainable development of tourism. In this paper, the land, water body, biotic environment, and air pollution in the area were analysed to understand the pollution in this region and to analyse the sustainable development of tourism resources. The mechanism of the interaction between external environments (nature, economy, society) and internal environments (subjects and objects of tourism) was also investigated on the basis of the environmental carrying capacity. Results showed that tourism caused pollution at different levels. With economic growth and increased awareness on environmental protection, the amount of pollution has been reduced. The natural subsystem in external environments is more likely to be polluted, but the subsystems of economy and society can help alleviate environmental pollution. The subject of tourism in internal environments is the major cause of pollution, but the incompetence of tourism objects can affect pollution control. This study focuses on the control over environmental pollution caused by tourism in the coastal area of the Pearl River Delta. This work is of great significance for the coordinated and sustainable development of tourism and the environment.

Keywords


Tourism, Coastal Areas, Pearl River Delta, Environmental Protection, Tourism Resources, Sustainable Development.

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