Abstract:
Taking Xi′an city as the sample area, the indicators system that reflects urban tourism economic system and transportation system development level was constructed, and the coordination state of tourism economic system coupled with transportation system of Xi′an city from 2000 to 2007 was analyzed empirically by using the coupling coordination model. It was found that integrated development level between tourism economic system and transport system of Xi′an city rose steadily, coupling interaction effects of two systems was obvious, and coupling coordination degree between them was also increasing year by year. But the overall coupling coordination grade was still low, mainly caused by “short-board effect” of transport system development. It should take efforts to raise the aviation and and railway transportation system development level, construct the tourist traffic distribution system, and then make urban tourism economy system and the traffic system of coupling coordination level improved steadily in Xi′an city.
