Modeling the natural capital investment on tourism industry using a predator-prey model

Abstract

Based on the predator - prey model and the correlation between natural capital and physical capital, this paper explores the natural capital investment efficiency in tourism. By determining the effect of the natural capital investment rate on tourism development, the paper shows the impact of physical capital on tourist attraction and environmental degradation through the model simulation. Furthermore, we use the real data of Guangxi Guilin city and the Anhui Huangshan for model validation. The simulation and empirical results show that by appropriate proportion of natural capital investment, it will take a long-term growth, and achieve large number of tourists as far as possible. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.