Abstract

Synthetical evaluation model on sustainable development of agricultural tourism system

Author(s): Xiaochun Sun

Applying touristic ecological footprint theory and method, this paper establishes an evaluation model on the sustainable development condition of Agricultural tourism system and makes a quantitative evaluation of the touristic ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity in Red Crag Village of Yao Nationality Autonomous County in Gongcheng, Guangxi. The result shows that the ecological footprint of the research area is within ecological carrying capacity, tourism occupancy rate is low and ecological agriculture tourism is in a state of sustainable development. It illustrates that coordinating ecological agriculture tourism development with ecological protection and promoting resource conservation and environment friendly eco-tourism pattern is an effective way to reduce touristic ecological footprint and improve the sustainable developing level of ecoagricultural tourism.