The sustainable development of social-ecological systems in coastal tourism destinations is a matter of growing concern. Resilience theory offers a new research perspective on the sustainable development of social-ecological systems in coastal tourism destinations, driven by factors such as climate change, urbanization, and resource degradation. This study focuses on the coastal tourism destination in Guangxi Beibu Gulf, analyzing the period from 2014 to 2022. An indicator system was constructed by considering the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of the social, economic, and ecological subsystems. The social-ecological systems resilience was measured using the TOPSIS-Entropy method. Based on these measurements, the coupling coordination degree model was applied to analyze the coordination degree and spatial heterogeneity of the binary subsystems (social-economic, social-ecological, economic-ecological) and the ternary subsystem (social-economic-ecological). The results revealed that: (1) During the study period, the social-ecological system resilience shows an overall fluctuating upward trend. Social resilience exhibited a fluctuating downward trend, ecological resilience showed an upward trend, and economic resilience varied between municipalities. Resilience was primarily influenced by the economic subsystem. (2) The coupling coordination degree of binary subsystems generally increased over time, with Beihai exhibiting the highest coordination in social-ecological and economic-ecological subsystems, and Qinzhou leading in social-economic subsystem coordination. (3) The coupling coordination degree of ternary subsystem is closely related to the change of the binary subsystem, and Beihai performs best in the spatial dimension. These findings highlight the need for integrated strategies to enhance social-ecological systems’ resilience in coastal tourism destinations, balancing social, ecological, and economic factors.
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January 03 2025
The Coupling Coordination Degree of Social-Ecological Systems Resilience of Coastal Tourism Destinations in Guangxi Beibu Gulf
Jingji Wu,
Jingji Wu
1School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
2School of Economics and Management, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China
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Sharifah Rohayah Sheikh Dawood,
1School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Jiarui Sun,
Jiarui Sun
2School of Economics and Management, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China
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Zhiliang Sun
Zhiliang Sun
2School of Economics and Management, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China
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Case Studies in the Environment (2025) 9 (1): 2458869.
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Jingji Wu, Sharifah Rohayah Sheikh Dawood, Jiarui Sun, Zhiliang Sun; The Coupling Coordination Degree of Social-Ecological Systems Resilience of Coastal Tourism Destinations in Guangxi Beibu Gulf. Case Studies in the Environment 3 January 2025; 9 (1): 2458869. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2025.2458869
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