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Utilizing a context-adapted weighted average approach, this research evaluates how accessibility to these attractions has changed before and after HSR introduction. The findings indicate that HSR has significantly enhanced access to major tourist sites in China, revealing patterns of “centrality” and “diffusion”. After the opening, attraction accessibility displayed a distinct geographical orientation in traffic, with the overall network becoming more concentrated. Crucial determinants of accessibility distribution include HSR network configuration, attraction spatial arrangement, and HSR station scale. Overall travel times have drastically decreased, with most areas now accessible within 3.7–6 h, down from the previous 9–10 h. This compression of spatial patterns has improved accessibility, increasing the percentage of scenic spots reachable within 6 h significantly from 31.58 % to 78.95 %. Key transportation hubs, particularly cities with HSR stations, have emerged as strategic nodes that greatly expedite travel times and enhance regional tourism connectivity. This study provides a scientific foundation for government agencies in formulating HSR network plans and regional tourism development strategies. 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Assessing the shifts in spatiotemporal ecotourism accessibility driven by high-speed rail development in China
High-speed rail (HSR) network expansion in China has significantly impacted both the local tourism economy and regional transportation systems. However, there is limited literature regarding the changes in spatiotemporal accessibility to ecotourism in response to HSR development, particularly in key ecotourism hubs in China. This paper aims to fill that gap by using spatial accessibility analysis methods to quantitatively assess the spatial structure of HSR networks surrounding major ecotourism attractions in the tourism corridor in Guangxi, China. The study considered various factors, including HSR station locations, attraction distribution, and road classifications. Utilizing a context-adapted weighted average approach, this research evaluates how accessibility to these attractions has changed before and after HSR introduction. The findings indicate that HSR has significantly enhanced access to major tourist sites in China, revealing patterns of “centrality” and “diffusion”. After the opening, attraction accessibility displayed a distinct geographical orientation in traffic, with the overall network becoming more concentrated. Crucial determinants of accessibility distribution include HSR network configuration, attraction spatial arrangement, and HSR station scale. Overall travel times have drastically decreased, with most areas now accessible within 3.7–6 h, down from the previous 9–10 h. This compression of spatial patterns has improved accessibility, increasing the percentage of scenic spots reachable within 6 h significantly from 31.58 % to 78.95 %. Key transportation hubs, particularly cities with HSR stations, have emerged as strategic nodes that greatly expedite travel times and enhance regional tourism connectivity. This study provides a scientific foundation for government agencies in formulating HSR network plans and regional tourism development strategies. Additionally, it allows tourism managers to optimize site selection and transportation node layouts, ultimately fostering regional tourism development.
期刊介绍:
Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world. However, increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the problems that result are urgently required. The economic, social, technological and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region almost always affect other regions.