IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jlands/v9y2020i12p499-d457788.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Landscape Study of Sichuan University (Wangjiang Campus) from the Perspective of Campus Tourism

Author

Listed:
  • Deqiang Cheng

    (Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization Jointly Built by Henan Province and Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China)

  • Chunliu Gao

    (Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization Jointly Built by Henan Province and Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
    Department of Tourism and Landscape, Tourism School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
    International Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Tourism & Heritage Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China)

  • Tiantian Shao

    (Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization Jointly Built by Henan Province and Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China)

  • Javed Iqbal

    (Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Process, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
    Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan)

Abstract

University campus tourism is an important component and extension of urban tourism. The campus landscapes at universities act as major reflections of the interaction between regional natural and humanistic environments and initiate a strong visual perception or sensory feelings of the campus, which play a positive guiding role in campus tourism resource development. In order to better understand the role of landscapes in campus tourism, the Wangjiang Campus of Sichuan University was selected as the study area. Campus landscapes under the comprehensive influence of natural and humanistic environments were studied based on three different multi-level (scale) perspectives including: (i) point scale, (ii) line scale and (iii) plane scale, as well as different research themes comprising: (i) landscapes of buildings and vegetation, (ii) color landscapes, (iii) landscapes of campus space utilization, and (iv) thermal landscapes. The results show that the Wangjiang Campus landscapes have strong environmental natural landscape components linked with strong humanistic landscapes, which may provide lively, positive and relaxed visual feelings to tourists in the form of affirmative landscape services. The formation and development of the campus landscapes are affected by the geographic environments and campus culture, and it is conducive to the formation of unique campus genius loci. Nowadays, the landscapes of Wangjiang Campus have become a distinctive visiting card of campus tourism. This study would be helpful in better understating of the campus landscapes using new perspectives, as well as could be used as references for the development of university-campus-tourism.

Suggested Citation

  • Deqiang Cheng & Chunliu Gao & Tiantian Shao & Javed Iqbal, 2020. "A Landscape Study of Sichuan University (Wangjiang Campus) from the Perspective of Campus Tourism," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-21, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:9:y:2020:i:12:p:499-:d:457788
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/499/pdf
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/499/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Gao, Chunliu & Cheng, Li, 2020. "Tourism-driven rural spatial restructuring in the metropolitan fringe: An empirical observation," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Adrina Bardekjian & Michael Classens & L. Sandberg, 2012. "Reading the urban landscape: the case of a campus tour at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 2(3), pages 249-256, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Deqiang Cheng & Javed Iqbal & Chunliu Gao, 2023. "Debris Flow Gully Classification and Susceptibility Assessment Model Construction," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-20, February.
    2. Theano S. Terkenli, 2021. "Research Advances in Tourism-Landscape Interrelations: An Editorial," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-8, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Qingqing Yang & Yanhui Gao & Xinjun Yang & Jian Zhang, 2022. "Rural Transformation Driven by Households’ Adaptation to Climate, Policy, Market, and Urbanization: Perspectives from Livelihoods–Land Use on Chinese Loess Plateau," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-23, July.
    2. Wei Zheng & Hongliang Qiu & Alastair M. Morrison & Wei Wei & Xihua Zhang, 2022. "Landscape and Unique Fascination: A Dual-Case Study on the Antecedents of Tourist Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-20, March.
    3. Ching-Cheng Shen & Dan Wang, 2023. "Using the RPM Model to Explore the Impact of Organic Agritourism Destination Fascination on Loyalty—The Mediating Roles of Place Attachment and Pro-Environmental Behavior," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-18, September.
    4. Lingfan Ju & Huan Yu & Qing Xiang & Wenkai Hu & Xiaoyu Xu, 2023. "Spatial Coupling Pattern and Driving Forces of Rural Settlements and Arable Land in Alpine Canyon Region of the Maoxian County, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-18, February.
    5. Cheng, Long, 2021. "China’s rural transformation under the Link Policy: A case study from Ezhou," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    6. Hao Zhang & Ye Duan & Zenglin Han, 2021. "Research on Spatial Patterns and Sustainable Development of Rural Tourism Destinations in the Yellow River Basin of China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-24, August.
    7. Chunliu Gao & Deqiang Cheng & Javed Iqbal & Shunyu Yao, 2023. "Spatiotemporal Change Analysis and Prediction of the Great Yellow River Region (GYRR) Land Cover and the Relationship Analysis with Mountain Hazards," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-24, January.
    8. Dan Li & Wenjing Zhong & Yitao Chen, 2022. "The Role of Farmland Titling in Urban Agricultural Resilience: Evidence from Metropolitan Guangzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-20, November.
    9. Yan, Jinming & Zhang, Dongsheng & Xia, Fangzhou, 2021. "Evaluation of village land use planning risks in green concepts: The case of Qiwangfen Village in Beijing," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    10. Lulu Zhou & Li Wang & Kangchuan Su & Guohua Bi & Hongji Chen & Xiaoyu Liu & Qingyuan Yang, 2022. "Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Rural Restructuring Evolution and Driving Forces in Mountainous and Hilly Areas," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-24, June.
    11. Zhuofan Li, 2022. "The Correlation Effects and Mechanisms of Rural Restructuring and Transformation: A Case Study of the Jianghan Plain in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-18, December.
    12. Xiaojuan Rao & Hongliang Qiu & Alastair M. Morrison & Wei Wei & Xihua Zhang, 2022. "Predicting Private and Public Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Rural Tourism Contexts Using SEM and fsQCA: The Role of Destination Image and Relationship Quality," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-30, March.
    13. Guangming Yang & Guofang Gong & Yao Luo & Yunrui Yang & Qingqing Gui, 2022. "Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Tourism–Urbanization–Technology–Ecological Environment on the Yunnan–Guizhou–Sichuan Region: An Uncoordinated Coupling Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-28, July.
    14. Wenli Jing & Wei Zhang & Pingping Luo & Lian Wu & Lei Wang & Kanhua Yu, 2022. "Assessment of Synergistic Development Potential between Tourism and Rural Restructuring Using a Coupling Analysis: A Case Study of Southern Shaanxi, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-21, August.
    15. Sara Lagüera Díaz, 2023. "Urban Rural Interaction: Processes and Changes in the Marina Oriental of Cantabria (Spain)," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-23, January.
    16. Qiqi Yin & Shenglu Zhou & Chengxiang Lv & Yang Zhang & Xueyan Sui & Xiaorui Wang, 2022. "Comprehensive Land Consolidation as a Tool to Promote Rural Restructuring in China: Theoretical Framework and Case Study," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-17, October.
    17. Dajie Yu & Xianfang Yang & Lin Zheng, 2023. "Rural Development and Restructuring in Central China’s Rural Areas: A Case Study of Eco-Urban Agglomeration around Poyang Lake, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-15, January.
    18. Zhenzhi Jiao & Shaoying Li & Zhangping Lin & Zhipeng Lai & Zhuo Wu & Lin Liu, 2023. "Incorporating High-Speed Rail Development Scenario for Tourism Land Use Simulation: A Case Study of Xinxing County, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-18, June.
    19. Xue Jiang & Nan Li & Shuhan Man, 2022. "Spatial Performance Measurement and the Resource Organization Mechanism of Rural Tourism Resources in Developing Countries: A Case Study on Jilin Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-22, December.
    20. Jianzhuang Zheng & Lingyan Huang, 2022. "Characterizing the Spatiotemporal Patterns and Key Determinants of Homestay Industry Agglomeration in Rural China Using Multi Geospatial Datasets," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-21, June.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:9:y:2020:i:12:p:499-:d:457788. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.