A Comprehensive Evaluation of Rural Landscapes Based on the AVC Theory: A Case Study of Nandoujiao Village in Shaanxi Province

摘要

The comprehensive evaluation of rural landscapes is the theoretical basis and evaluation system of tourism planning and landscape design with the goal of comprehensive revitalization of rural landscapes. It is an important component of rural landscapes research. Based on the AVC theory, this study constructed a comprehensive evaluation system of rural landscapes, determined the indicator score by means of the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and the weights indicator by the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and established an evaluation model to comprehensively evaluate the landscapes of Nandoujiao Village in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. The results showed that the comprehensive landscape score of Nandoujiao Village fell into the good category, whose rural economic vitality was high, followed by social attraction and environmental carrying capacity, which provided a good resource basis for the development of rural tourism. However, its single industrial structure and the low landscape diversity had limited the development of rural tourism.