Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2026, 16(6), 2025-233
Correlation between the Development of Scenic Tourism and the Evolution of Landscape Climate Patterns
Associate Professor, Industry College of Infinite Sky Digital Communication and Operation; School of Public Administration, Nanfang College Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510970, China, E-mail: zhouxianjiexjz@outlook.com
Project Management
Received October 15, 2025; revised December 2, 2025; accepted June 12, 2026
Available online June 17, 2026
Abstract: As cities expand rapidly, the protection and inheritance of urban historical landscapes face unprecedented challenges. This study uses the Yeji River Basin in the southwestern karst region from 2015 to 2023 as the research object and employs Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), landscape index analysis, stationarity tests, cointegration regression, and Granger causality tests to comprehensively examine the relationship between scenic tourism development and the evolution of the landscape-climate pattern. Research found that the relative closeness of landscape climate patterns ranged from 0.407 to 0.561, with the best in 2017 and the lowest in 2021. There was a long-term equilibrium relationship and bidirectional Granger causality between tourism development and landscape climate patterns. During the research period, the construction land area of scenic spots increased by 150%, and soil compaction was significantly and positively correlated with tourist density. The results indicate a significant dynamic feedback mechanism between tourism activities and landscape-climate evolution. Therefore, in sustainable development, it is necessary to coordinate ecological protection and tourism development, optimize landscape patterns to enhance climate adaptability, and improve the economic benefits of scenic tourism.
Keywords: Scenic tourism, landscape climate pattern, stationarity test, cointegration regression.
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Citation: Zhou, X. (2026). Correlation between the Development of Scenic Tourism and the Evolution of Landscape Climate Patterns. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 16(6), 2025-233.
