Spatiotemporal Differentiation of Coupling and Coordination Relationship of the Tea Industry–Tourism–Ecological Environment System in Fujian Province, China

Qian Cheng, Zhongheng Luo and Ling Xiang
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Qian Cheng: School of Tourism and Urban Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Zhongheng Luo: School of Tourism and Urban Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Ling Xiang: School of Tourism and Urban Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Correctly understanding and handling the relationships in the tea industry–tourism–ecological environment system is a prerequisite and foundation for the high-quality and sustainable development of the tea tourism industry. In this study, an evaluation index system of the tea industry–tourism–ecological environment system is established, the weight coefficient of each indicator is determined by the entropy weight method, and the coupling coordination degrees of Fujian Province and nine cities therein are evaluated by constructing a coupling coordination model from 2011 to 2019. The results indicate that the comprehensive development index of the tea industry–tourism–ecological environment system had an overall upward trend from 2011 to 2019, and the coupling coordination degree of the three systems changed from moderate maladjustment to high-quality coordination. There was spatial heterogeneity in the comprehensive development indices and coupling coordination degrees of the three systems, when considering the nine cities of Fujian Province. This study offers both theoretical and practical implications for further improving the development level and overall coordination between the tea industry, tourism, and the ecological environment in Fujian province.

Keywords: tea industry; tourism industry; ecological environment; coupling coordination; Fujian province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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