Impact of Climate Change on Tourism on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Research Based on a Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Compiling the Database
2.2. Conceptual Framework
2.2.1. Direct Impact of Changed Climate Conditions and Weather
2.2.2. Indirect Impact of Climate-Induced Environmental Changes
2.2.3. Complexity of Overall Effects of Climate Change
2.3. Study Region
2.3.1. Geographic Environments of the QTP
2.3.2. Tourism on the QTP
3. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism on the QTP
3.1. Direct Impact of Changed Climatic Conditions and Weather of the QTP
3.2. Indirect Impact of Climate-Change-Induced Environmental Changes on the QTP
3.2.1. Wetland-Based Tourism
3.2.2. Glacier-Based Tourism
3.2.3. Plant-Based Tourism
3.2.4. Wildlife-Based Tourism
4. Conclusions and Suggestions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Database | Keywords | Number of Articles | Number of Available Articles |
---|---|---|---|
WOS | climate change; impacts; tourism | 801 | 386 |
climate change; impact; tourism; QTP | 1 | 1 | |
tourism; QTP | 10 | 8 | |
climate change; QTP | 401 | 287 | |
CNKI | climate change; impacts; tourism | 23 | 6 |
climate change; impact; tourism; QTP | 1 | 1 | |
tourism; QTP | 139 | 107 | |
climate change; QTP | 600 | 317 | |
Total number of available articles | 1113 |
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Wang, L.-e.; Zeng, Y.; Zhong, L. Impact of Climate Change on Tourism on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Research Based on a Literature Review. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1539. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9091539
Wang L-e, Zeng Y, Zhong L. Impact of Climate Change on Tourism on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Research Based on a Literature Review. Sustainability. 2017; 9(9):1539. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9091539
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Ling-en, Yuxi Zeng, and Linsheng Zhong. 2017. "Impact of Climate Change on Tourism on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Research Based on a Literature Review" Sustainability 9, no. 9: 1539. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9091539