简介：Nowadays,ecologicalandculturaltourism,especiallythoseancientvillagesandtownsinChina,haveattractedanin-creasingnumberoftouristsbecauseoftheiruniqueculturalfea-tures.However,rapiddevelopmentoftourismbringseconomicbenefits,butresultsinaseriesofproblemsthatthreatenfurthertourismdevelopmentandprotectionofancienttowns,suchasover-commercializationandtourismurbanization.TakingLong-menancienttownasanexample,thispaperpresentedasustain-ablewayofpreservinganddevelopingresourcesofancientvil-lagesandtowns.First,identifyculturalfeaturesandtheextentofancientvillagesandtowns,andfindtheapproachthroughwhichaculturallandscapezoningcanbeapplied.Second,defineacoop-erativefunctionareatoreleasethepressureoncoreareasandprotecttheirauthenticculturesbyextendingtourismspace.Third,balancetourismdevelopmentwithtraditionalindustriestoen-hancethesustainabilityofcommunityeconomies.

简介：Culturalheritagedoesnothavedirecteconomicbenefits.However,ifproperlymanageditcanstimulatesocialcohesions,improvingtheenvironmentandhavebeneficialeconomicspinoffsforthelocalcommunities.Thispaperdiscussestheroleofcommunitiesintheformulationofthepoliciesconcerningtheirlocalenvironment.Itarguesthatcommunityengagementbypolicymakersisimportantingivinglegitimacyandownershipofthepolicies.Furthermore,thispaperdiscussesthepotentialofculturalheritageindiversifyingtheeconomyinBotswana.Thispaperrecommendsforthere-assessmentoftherelationshipbetweenthestateandlocalcommunitieswhichiscriticalinresuscitatingtheseeminglyailingcommunitybusinessorganizations.Inconclusion,itarguesforthesustainablemanagementofculturalheritageasasocialandeconomicresourceinthenext50yearsofBotswana’sindependence.

简介：Peopleandculturecoexistandhumanresourcesdevelopmentandregionalculturalecologyintegrate.Thepresentthesisforthefirsttimeputsforwardtheintegrationmodeofhumanresourcesdevelopmentandculturalecology,arguesthatpersonnelinnovationshouldbeattractedbymotiveinjection,openculture,resourcesintegration,culturedilution,thinkingblendingandpeople-orientationanddiscussesthetransmissionmechanismforfunctionsofintegrationmodeofhumanresourcesdevelopmentandculturalecologyfromtheaspectsofculturalvalues,livingstylesandculturalindustry.

简介：Thisstudyexplainedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionintourismdevelopmentandillustratedtherelationshipbetweenrecreationalresourcevaluationandenvironmentalconsideration.Wecomparedifferentmodelsoftravelcostmethodandreiterateslong-timeexistingproblemsofmulti-destinationandtreatsoftimeopportunitycost(TOC).TakingJiayuguan'sculturalsightsasanexample,weestablishanupdatedmethodcalledmultidestinationzonaltourismcostmethodtoevaluatetherecreationalvalues(RVs)ofselectedthreeculturalsights.WedividetrippackagesofJiayuguan'stouristsinto11portfolios.Eachportfoliocanbeseenasaseparatecommodity,andeachcommodityhasitsowndemandcurve.Accordingtodemandcurveswecancalculateconsumersurplus(CS)ofdifferentportfoliosoftouristdestinationsandlaterwesumupthetotaltravelcosts(includingtravelexpenditureandTOC)andCStocometotheRVsofeachportfolio.WethenapplysuitableproportionstocalculatetheRVsbetweendifferentdestinationsintheportfolio.Intheend,weaddupalltheRVscalculatedfortheobjectivedestination.Usingthismethod,wedrawconclusionsthatJiayuguan'sRVin2006includesnationalandinternationalvalues,summingupto738.4762millionyuan.Thetouristexpenditure,CSandTOCofJiayuguanisproportionating62.96,32.28and4.76%,respectively.Thisstudyisalsoanexampleofnon-marketvaluationofculturaltourismresources.

简介：Athree-yearstudyovertheBai,JingpoandHuayaodaicommunitiesinYunnanProvincerevealsthatthecommunitydevelopmentissignificantlyinfluencedinvariouswaysbysuchculturalfactorsastheconceptsofdevelopment;conceptsandtraditionsofinter-communityrelationships,consumption,mar-riageandgender;patternsofdecision-makingandproduction,resourceandincomeallocation;aswellastheroleofinformationdisseminationsystems,religionandritual.Basedontheanalysisovertheinteractiverelevancebetweeneachfactorandcommunitydevelopment,somestrategiesandmethodsfordealingwithsuchaculturalrelevanceindevelopmentprojectsarerecommended.