Examining eco-environmental changes at major recreational sites in Kenting National Park in Taiwan by integrating SPOT satellite images and NDVI

Generalization and chartometric analysis of the Sitnica river network system

“…GIS and calculation of data and their modelling in combination with algorithms of line generalization are very powerful tools for calculating properties of a river drainage network and network basin (Wu & Chen, 2016). The river basin of the river Sitnica presents one interesting territory for GIS analysis and calculations.…”

A geographical information systems-based approach to health facilities and urban traffic system in Belgrade, Serbia

“…Ordinary Kriging also includes autocorrelation and the statistical relationship between measured points. Thus, with this method, the weights can be based not only on the distance between the measured points and the prediction of location, but also on the overall spatial arrangement of the measured points minimizing the variance of the error of estimation (Wu and Chen, 2016;Valjarević et al, 2018a). In some other advanced GIS analyses we applied numerical and special interpolation techniques to get a precise grid (Valjarević et al, 2018b).…”

Investment Evaluation of Tourism Industry: A Case Study of Coastal Recreation Areas in Hualien Taiwan

“…In terms of social impacts, a strong cultural invasion and lack of respect for the local culture leads to the sacrifice of natural resources and traditional cultures to obtain economic benefits (Abernethy, 2001;Godschalk & Parker, 1975;Oh et al, 2002;Guerra and Dawson, 2016;Wu and Chen, 2016). In addition, a lack of professional tour guides and planning personnel leads to the failure to implement the actual ecotourism (Loannides et al, 2006), and the intervention of financial groups interferes with the consensus of local residents and affects the direction of the development of ecotourism (May, 1991;Ceballos-Lascurain, 1996;Zacarias et al, 2011;Vinals et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2015;Wu and Chen, 2016).…”

“…In addition, a lack of professional tour guides and planning personnel leads to the failure to implement the actual ecotourism (Loannides et al, 2006), and the intervention of financial groups interferes with the consensus of local residents and affects the direction of the development of ecotourism (May, 1991;Ceballos-Lascurain, 1996;Zacarias et al, 2011;Vinals et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2015;Wu and Chen, 2016). In terms of the impacts on policy, the lack of a concept of "tourist carrying capacity" may easily cause the consumption of and damage to tourist attractions (May, 1991;Tourism Bureau, 2002;Zhang et al, 2015;Guerra & Dawson, 2016) while the lack of any monitoring mechanism of Ecotourism attractions leads to the failure to accurately evaluate the overall influence of the ecotourism development on tourist attractions (May, 1991;Tourism Bureau, 2002;Vinals et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2015;Wu & Chen, 2016). Furthermore, the damages to environmental resources and the lack of professional talent result in the dependence on government authorities" proposal of limited management methods, and the failure to develop an evaluation and grading framework of tourist attractions of ecotourism means managers and operators rarely make any provision for local residents with participation opportunities and proper give-back (Tourism Bureau, 2002;Vinals et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2015).…”