Economic Vulnerability Assessment and Its Influencing Factors in Tourism-Dependent City of Zhangjiajie City, China

Li Jia-jia; Shao Yun-lin; Wang Xiang; Deng Hong-xiang; Li Ye-yu; Xie Wen-hai

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Economic Vulnerability Assessment and Its Influencing Factors in Tourism-Dependent City of Zhangjiajie City, China

Li Jia-jia, Shao Yun-lin, Wang Xiang, Deng Hong-xiang, Li Ye-yu, Xie Wen-hai

Published in Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 3)

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Abstract

The emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic has caused a huge impact on the tourism industry in Zhangjiajie, and the economic vulnerability of Zhangjiajie as a tourism-dependent city has been exposed. In order to achieve high-quality and sustainable economic development, we took Zhangjiajie City in China as the research object and constructed the economic vulnerability assessment index system of tourism-dependent cities. Then we selected the vulnerability index values of Zhangjiajie 's urban economic system in 10 years from 2011 to 2020 as the research data, and using the improved Critic method, S/R model, obstacle model and other research methods, we quantitatively analyzed and assessed the economic system vulnerability of Zhangjiajie City, revealing the characteristics and main factors contributing to the economic system vulnerability of Zhangjiajie City. The research results show that the economic development of Zhangjiajie has been in a medium and high vulnerability state for a long time. The main obstacles to the sustainable economic development of Zhangjiajie are the small proportion of educational funds, the over-dependence on tourism for economic development, the high proportion of the number of foreign tourists in the total number of tourists, the large elasticity of urban registered unemployment rate, and the low degree of industrial structure diversification. Finally, the suggestions are putting forward, which include increasing investment in education, diversifying tourism forms, diversifying economic and industrial structure, developing cultural and sports industries. These suggestions are helpful to reduce vulnerability of a tourism-dependent city and ensure its high quality and sustainable development of economy.

Published in	Urban and Regional Planning (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.urp.20220703.14
Page(s)	92-99
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Tourism-Dependent Urban Economy, Vulnerability Assessment, Influencing Factors, Zhangjiajie

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Li Jia-jia

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China
Shao Yun-lin

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China
Wang Xiang

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China
Deng Hong-xiang

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China
Li Ye-yu

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China
Xie Wen-hai

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Jishou University, Zhangjiajie, China

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AU  - Li Jia-jia
AU  - Shao Yun-lin
AU  - Wang Xiang
AU  - Deng Hong-xiang
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AU  - Xie Wen-hai
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AB  - The emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic has caused a huge impact on the tourism industry in Zhangjiajie, and the economic vulnerability of Zhangjiajie as a tourism-dependent city has been exposed. In order to achieve high-quality and sustainable economic development, we took Zhangjiajie City in China as the research object and constructed the economic vulnerability assessment index system of tourism-dependent cities. Then we selected the vulnerability index values of Zhangjiajie 's urban economic system in 10 years from 2011 to 2020 as the research data, and using the improved Critic method, S/R model, obstacle model and other research methods, we quantitatively analyzed and assessed the economic system vulnerability of Zhangjiajie City, revealing the characteristics and main factors contributing to the economic system vulnerability of Zhangjiajie City. The research results show that the economic development of Zhangjiajie has been in a medium and high vulnerability state for a long time. The main obstacles to the sustainable economic development of Zhangjiajie are the small proportion of educational funds, the over-dependence on tourism for economic development, the high proportion of the number of foreign tourists in the total number of tourists, the large elasticity of urban registered unemployment rate, and the low degree of industrial structure diversification. Finally, the suggestions are putting forward, which include increasing investment in education, diversifying tourism forms, diversifying economic and industrial structure, developing cultural and sports industries. These suggestions are helpful to reduce vulnerability of a tourism-dependent city and ensure its high quality and sustainable development of economy.
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
ER  -

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