Destination Management for Ecotourism Activity Using Analytical Hierarchy Process

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) refers to a decision-making method that decomposes the elements related to decision-making into goals, criteria, plans, and other levels and performs qualitative and quantitative analysis. Ecotourism is one component of sustainable tourism. Due to ecotourism activity, ecotourism links the reserved area with local residents and tourists. The aim of this research is to identify the proper ecotourism activity in Diaoluo Mountain National Nature Reserve with the help of the AHP method. The motivation behind the use of AHP is its widespread use in the decision-making process of selection of suitable candidate or alternative spot for tourists’ activity in the domain of ecotourism. The result shows that the most suitable ecotourism activity is “visit and experience life in the original ecology villages of Li and Miao ethnic minorities with a guide.” The proposed AHP decision-making method has effectively been used to select ecotourism activity based on multiple criteria evaluations.

Analysis of Energy Saving Design of Solar Building - Take Tongji University Solar Decathlon Works for Example

From 2010 to 2012, Tongji University has constructed three solar houses to take part in Solar Decathlon and gained International prize for three years. This paper analyzed the architectural style and energy utilization of “Bamboo House”, “Y container”, “Eco-House”. And then described original ecology and energy-saving technology applied in these solar houses. Authors have provided some beneficial advises in material collection, hydroelectricity, natural ventilation, and effective energy utilization. The considerable development trend of solar building has inspired architects to pursue “Zero Energy” solar energy technology.

Research on Analysis and its Adaptability to the Ancient City of Ecological System

Currently tourism, regeneration and reconstruction occur in the ancient city protection and gets hot, so protection of the ancient city becomes a research focus. This article regards the ancient city as a big ecosystem including old buildings, layout idea and cultural customs after analysis of a large number of cases. As people redefine the residency requirements, the original ecology of the ancient city has been difficult to meet the requirements of people in functionality, safety, convenience and other aspects. How to enhance the adaptability of the ancient city? For example, it needs to meet the requirements of modern society development, to adapt to the needs of modern people's lives, to adapt to the modern climate characteristics.

Method on Distinguishing Permafrost and Talik Regions in the Great Khingan Mountains by Analyzing the Characteristics of Specific Plants

In the fieldwork in the Great Khingan Mountains, it is practical and easy to distinguish permafrost region or talik region by analyzing the characteristics of the plants growing on them. Generally speaking, permafrost there tends to degenerate from south to north, but there are some individual places where remind original ecology of permafrost. After permafrost degenerate into the talik region, the condition of plant growth has changed. We can distinguish permafrost and talik region by the difference of plants growing status there. Some common species that specifically grow in permafrost or talik region have also been listed and introduced in this paper. Specifically, plants growing in permafrost region include larix gmelini, birch, vaccinium uliginosum, ledum palustre, vaccinium vitis-idaea, bilberry, pinus sylvestnis var. mongolica litv, low birch thicket, adina racemosa and so on. Meanwhile the plants live in talik region include peridium aquilinum, xylosma racemosum, daylily, milkvetch. The list of plants can be used to distinguish permafrost region and talik in the field. It is crucial for constructions to recognize if the construction area is permafrost or talik region. The change of talik has its two sides to constructions. On the upside, it can increase groundwater storage, and we can regard the future projects as thawing projects. On the downside, existing projects would arise thawing settlement.