A Study on Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Development of Economic Underdevelopment Areas—An Example from Kanas Nature Reserve, Xingjiang Province, Northwest China

Jianxiong Qin, Pei Zhang, Guiping Deng, Lu Chen

College of Tourism Historical Culture, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, China.
Institude of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, China.
Science Department, Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve Administration, Jiuzhai, China.

DOI: 10.4236/sgre.2014.57016                

Abstract

Based on the assessment of eco-tourism resource and its location advantage, the paper has discussed the principle, projects, and facilities of eco-tourism, in the Kanas Nature Reserve in Xinjiang as well as the direction of related industries. To solve the problems occurred at present in the Kanas Nature Reserve, strategic counter measures of sustainable development of eco-tourism have also been put forward, including: 1) The establishment of eco-tourism planning legislative system of eco-tourism; 2) The establishment of environmental protection planning system of eco-tourism; 3) The establishment of environmental audit system of eco-tourism; 4) The establishment environmental legislation and law enforcement system of eco-tourism; 5) The establishment ethic education and management system of eco-tourism.

Keywords

Resources Characteristics, Eco-Tourism, Sustainable Development, Economic Underdeveloped Areas

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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