Research Article

Coupling Coordination of Water Governance and Tourism: Measurement and Prediction

Table 1

Water governance-tourism evaluation system.

SubsystemDimensionIndicatorInterpretation

Water governanceWater governance pressure (W1)Total wastewater discharged (,−)1Reflects the overall water pollution pressure
Chemical oxygen demand discharged (,−)Reflects the pollution pressure from chemical oxygen demand
Ammonia nitrogen discharged (,−)Reflects the pollution pressure from ammonia nitrogen
Water governance state (W2)Total amount of water resources (,+)Reflects the current state of the water resources
Volume of water use per capita (,+)Reflects the current state of the water use
Water governance response (W3)Investment completed in wastewater treatment projects (,+)Reflects the investment of water governance
Wastewater treatment rate (,+)Reflects the treatment degree of wastewater
Volume of water saved per capita (,+)Reflects the saved degree of water

TourismTourism performance (T1)International tourism revenue (t1,+)Reflects the performance of inbound tourism
Domestic tourism revenue (t2,+)Reflects the performance of domestic tourism
Tourism scale (T2)Number of international tourists (t3,+)Reflects the scale of inbound tourism
Number of domestic tourists (t4,+)Reflects the scale of domestic tourism
Number of hotels (t5,+)Reflects the scale of accommodation services
Number of employees in tourism industry (t6,+)Reflects the scale of human resources of the industry
Number of travel agencies (t7,+)Reflects the scale of tourism services providers

1+ represents positive; − represents negative.