Research Progress on China’s Low-carbon Tourism in Recent Five Years

WANG Qing-rong

Abstract：China’s low carbon tourism research still remains at the primary stage. The research content focuses on five aspects as the general theories of low-carbon tourism, tourism carbon emissions research, the development strategy of low carbon tourism, low carbon tourism development modes and low carbon tourism development planning. Research methods is given priority to with qualitative analysis, complemented with quantitative research that mainly concentrated in the field of tourism carbon emissions and low carbon scenic spot appraisal. As a whole, domestic research on low-carbon tourism are presenting three characteristics and trends, that are, research number presenting increased then declined, content showing from limited to wider field and research perspectives transferring from single to diversified. But the research system has not yet been established. Future research contents of low carbon tourism should be paid more attention to systematic and innovativeness. The research method should be emphasized on the combination of the qualitative analysis with quantitative measure. And the research angle of view should step towards to the multidisciplinary integration.