A Study on the Distribution and Utilization of Recreational Resources Along the Grand Canal Culture Belt

Fei Zhang, Linsheng Yang () and Xiao Luo
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Fei Zhang: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China†University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China‡Culture and Tourism Department of Henan Province, No. 22 Jinshuidonglu, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450018, China
Linsheng Yang: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Xiao Luo: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China†University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2019, vol. 07, issue 04, 1-15

Abstract: With the construction of Grand Canal Culture Belt being upgraded to a national strategy, the authors used GIS and other analytical techniques to give an overview of 2,834 recreational resource points distributed in 49 prefecture-level administrative units of eight provinces or cities along the Grand Canal Culture Belt, analyzed the features of their quantitative and spatial distribution, finding that: (i) the recreational resources along the Grand Canal are spatially related to the major river systems, lakes and arteries of communication; (ii) the recreational resources along the Grand Canal are generally distinguished by a spatial agglomeration of “two poles and two sub-centers”, in which the natural recreational resources are distributed in the pattern of “three points and one line” while the cultural recreational resources are distributed with a notable feature of polarization. On that basis, the authors proposed several suggestions about the utilization of recreational resources along the Grand Canal Culture Belt: (i) Establishing a system of diversified recreational products by adapting to local conditions; (ii) building national scenic byways along the Grand Canal by relying on major river systems and arteries of communication; (iii) giving priority to the development of four recreational sections of the Grand Canal and foster core growth poles.

Keywords: Recreational resources; distribution; utilization; Grand Canal Culture Belt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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