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Rural Tourism Agglomeration Characteristics in Jilin Province and Their Influencing Factors

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Rural tourism agglomerations are increasingly viewed as catalysts for diversified regional growth, integrated rural revitalization, and improved farmer prosperity. However, most studies focus on urban and developed regions, leaving spatial patterns and evolutionary mechanisms in underdeveloped rural areas poorly understood. This study takes Jilin Province, an economically lagging region, as an example, measuring rural tourism agglomeration using spatial analysis methods including the Gini coefficient, nearest-neighbor index, Ripley’s K function, kernel density, and buffer analysis. Results show that agglomeration is significant and strengthening over time, with clear regional variations. All types of rural tourism products exhibit an “increase followed by decrease” pattern across spatial scales, evolving from isolated “nodes” to continuous “areas”. Agglomeration is subject to triple constraints from natural, economic, and social dimensions. This study suggests that high-quality rural tourism development should leverage point–axis spillover from flagship scenic areas, promote surface expansion of characteristic villages and towns, and strengthen network connectivity through roads and talent-information channels.

Source: Sustainability

DOI: 10.3390/su17178028

Authors: Jia Yang, Yangang Fang, Naiyuan Jiang

Institutions: Northeast Normal University, BaiCheng Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Environment

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, People's Government of Jilin Province