ECOTOURISM

Optimization of desert tourism suitable area identification model and its application in Xinjiang

Yu Hu, Chen Quanju, Wang Qi

ECOTOURISM, 2024, 14(3): 666-683. DOI: 10.12342/zgstly.20240063

Fig. 1 The distribution of deserts in Xinjiang

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Tab. 1 The index system of desert tourism suitability
Tab. 2 Grading of factors’ suitability of desert tourism
Tab. 3 Factor relative importance scales and their consistency tests
Tab. 4 Expert weights for each evaluation factor
Fig. 2 Distribution and proportion of suitability scores for each factor in the criterion layer
Fig. 3 Percentage of area with four categories of suitability scores for each factor
Fig. 4 Distribution of suitability scores for each evaluation factor in the indicator layer
Tab. 5 Changes in the area of each suitable area before and after the correction
Fig. 5 Suitability scores before and after the correction
Fig. 6 Comparison of DTSA partitioning scenarios
Fig. 7 Distribution of DTSA before and after the correction
Fig. 8 Validation of DTSA partitioning results