Interpretation of Value Advantage and Sustainable Tourism Development for Railway Heritage in China Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract

Railway heritage (RH) conservation protects significant industrial culture and can be instrumental in revitalizing post-industrial economies. China has abundant RH resources needing conservation to ensure their long-term survival. The purpose of this study was to define the value of RH based on an improved value evaluation system, discuss how the results influence RH tourism, and provide proposals for sustainable tourism accordingly. Firstly, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to evaluate the value of six RH sites from China’s First Industrial Heritage List. Then, the value advantages of the RH sites were analyzed by making comparisons among the six in the view of sustainable development, and the correlative details were interpreted to demonstrate the strengths and advantages of each resource. Finally, recommendations for RH tourism development were put forward based on these value advantages. The findings indicate that analyzing value advantages among similar resources in a competitive setting strengthens conservation and development decisions. Thus, balanced and sustainable development of RH tourism can be accomplished.

Railway and Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

“…The concept of economic sustainability is increasingly considered in tourism planning. Jiang et al [86] applied a heritage assessment methodology for six railway destinations in an attempt to provide a comprehensive approach to sustainable tourism development. The results provide useful information to policymakers on the real and potential value of tourist destinations.…”

Inovasi Perencanaan Pembangunan Berbasis Ekowisata: Sebuah Kajian Pustaka Sistematis

“…Klaster 5 dengan satu kata kunci analytical hierarchy process yang dikemukakan oleh (Jiang et al, 2019) Selain itu penelitian lain yang dilakukan oleh (Zhang & Sui, 2020) menyatakan bahwa konseptualisasi dari adanya pembangunan berkelanjutan melalui pariwisata terdapat beberapa aspek temuan yang berimplikasi pada konteks bidang yang bersangkutan yakni: 1) Jejak ekologis perjalanan penduduk (EF) dan tapak ekologi areal kurang dari kapasitas ekologi, total wilayah EF baik yang terbentuk juga dalam lingkup kapasitas ekologi, jelas socio Pembangunan ekonomi di kawasan wisata pembangunan berkelanjutan negara; 2) Kegiatan pariwisata dalam jejak ekologi pariwisata dari masing-masing karakterisasi subsistem, dampak maksimum pada lalu lintas dan belanja pada lingkungan ekologis; 3) Kegiatan pariwisata dan produksi sehari-hari serta kehidupan penduduk lokal terhadap dampak lingkungan mekanisme memiliki perbedaan yang signifikan. Dengan memperhatikan suatu sub-sistem yang dimana dapat menjadikan suatu pembangunan dapat terealisasi, maka sangat diperlukan apabila konteks perencanaan pembangunan dapat menjadi suatu kinerja khusus untuk menggenjot perekonomian melalui inovasi Community Based Tourism.…”

Assessing Railway Landscape by AHP Process with GIS: A Study of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway

“…For assessing industrial heritage, the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) has developed an evaluation framework, which focuses on the social value of heritage for the recording of the lives of ordinary laborers, providing the following things: a sense of identity; scientific and technological value in the history of construction, manufacturing, and engineering; and aesthetic value for the quality of its architecture, design, or planning [42]. Moreover, the indicators used specifically for railway heritage are summarized as four types: technical value, historical value, cultural value, and social value [43].…”