Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 1264-1274.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.07.12

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Analysis on influencing factors and spatial distribution of leisure agriculture at provincial level based on geographic big data: a case study of Zhejiang Province, China

YE Hana(), WU Bowena, XU Hongweia, GAN Muyea, ZHANG Jinga,b, WANG Kea,*()   

  1. a. Institute of Agricultural Remote Sensing and Information Technology Application
    b. The Rural Development Academy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Received:2020-08-12 Online:2021-07-25 Published:2021-08-06
  • Contact: WANG Ke

Abstract:

Most of the current studies on the spatial distribution of leisure agriculture are based on the traditional survey data. With the development of online electronic maps, POI (point of interest) data and driving time data provide new big data sources, yet there are a few examples of this kind of big-data-based study on spatial distribution of leisure agriculture at the provincial level. Based on POI data from Gaode Map and driving time data from Baidu Map, with methods including Nearest Neighbor Index and Kernel Density Estimation, and implementation of Geographic Detector, tthe spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of leisure agriculture in Zhejiang Province were studied. It is shown that leisure agriculture has a multi-core agglomeration distribution at the provincial level, with apparent dependence of cities and scenic spots, forming core dense area including Hangzhou-Huzhou junction and Anji County, as well as several urban dependent and scenic dependent dense areas. The types of leisure vacationing, rural farm work experiencing, agritainment and back-to-nature entertainment show continuous clusters due to geographic location and terrain characteristics, while the folk custom experiencing and villages and townships sightseeing types show weak geographic links and are more evenly distributed. The number of science and education touring type POIs is quite small. The levels of economic and agricultural development, together with income and consumption capability, are important social and economic factors affecting the intensive distribution of leisure agriculture. Overall, in areas with certain natural resources, high levels of economic and agricultural development, or where residents have relatively high consumption capability and the tourist market is large, or where transportation is relatively convenient, a better environment for leisure agriculture development is likely to be provided.

Key words: Zhejiang Province, leisure agriculture, spatial distribution, geographic big data, influencing factors

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