The Aesthetic Value of World Heritage Karst: A Literature Review and Implication for Huangguoshu Scenic Area Outstanding Universal Value

Xin Wang, Kangning Xiong (), Meng Zhang and Xi Zhao
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Xin Wang: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Kangning Xiong: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Meng Zhang: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Xi Zhao: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: With the development of aesthetic value research, more and more disciplines, institutions, and researchers have joined in, taking the research development in a quantitative direction. At present, karst is not only a popular type of “world natural heritage site”, but also a hotspot in the research of landscape aesthetics. However, no comprehensive literature review covers the aesthetic value of World Heritage karst sites. To fill this gap, the study systematically reviewed 190 articles retrieved from the Web of Science, the China Knowledge Resource Integrated, and Google Scholar databases. First, the study conducted a quantitative analysis of the annual number, content, countries, and themes of published literature. Secondly, the study summarized the landscape evaluation, aesthetic value, and protection of World Heritage karst sites and related theories and put forward the key scientific issues to be solved, as well as the direction of future research.

Keywords: aesthetic value; world heritage karst; landscape; criteria vii; Huangguoshu scenic area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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