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Factors of Spatial Distribution of Recreation Areas in Peri-Urban Beijing

Factors of Spatial Distribution of Recreation Areas in Peri-Urban Beijing

Jiaming Liu
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781613500415|ISBN10: 1613500416|EISBN13: 9781613500422
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-041-5.ch005
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Liu, Jiaming. "Factors of Spatial Distribution of Recreation Areas in Peri-Urban Beijing." Global Hospitality and Tourism Management Technologies, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 72-90. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-041-5.ch005

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Liu, J. (2012). Factors of Spatial Distribution of Recreation Areas in Peri-Urban Beijing. In P. Ordóñez de Pablos, R. Tennyson, & J. Zhao (Eds.), Global Hospitality and Tourism Management Technologies (pp. 72-90). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-041-5.ch005

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Liu, Jiaming. "Factors of Spatial Distribution of Recreation Areas in Peri-Urban Beijing." In Global Hospitality and Tourism Management Technologies, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Robert D. Tennyson, and Jingyuan Zhao, 72-90. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-041-5.ch005

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Abstract

With the increase of disposable income and leisure time, recreation has become an important lifestyle of urban residents in China. Peri-urban recreation areas, as the important one, could not only meet the outdoor recreational demands of both tourists and residents, but also contribute to sustaining urban ecological security. Rational spatial patterns for recreational land use will mediate the contradictions between urban sprawl and natural preservation, and, economic growth and social development. Based on the case study of peripheral urban areas in Beijing, this chapter aims to identify the factors which will influence the spatial distribution of peri-urban recreation areas, by analyzing the collected data from questionnaires, online survey, documentation and field investigations. In order to achieve sound information, relevant data from different management departments, owners and land-use types involved in the case study area is collected. A sampling database for peri-urban recreation areas in Beijing is established, and GIS spatial analyses as well as statistic analyses are applied. The result indicates that spatial distribution of recreation areas is majorly influenced by four factors, e.g. tourism attractions and environmental conditions, policy and spatial governance, consumption demand and preference, land price and availability. The influencing mechanism of each factor towards different type of recreation areas is various. Tourism attractions and environmental conditions are dominant factors for public recreation areas. Commercial recreation areas are highly related with accessibility. Agricultural recreation areas are usually attached to special farmlands near large-scaled scenic areas. Meanwhile, recreational business clusters have appeared in suburbs influenced by mass recreation market growth. Controlled by the land price, commercial recreation areas are differentiated on their scales and developing intensity. Policy and spatial governance have made arrangements of recreation areas more balancing and more human-oriented. A peri-urban recreation area model is therefore established on basis of this analysis, which can guide urban planning and designing, land-use planning and recreation resource development.

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