Abstract:

Ecological migration is one of the most important actions adopted by many tourist areas in recent years in order to protect the ecological environment.Taking Wulingyuan Scenic Area as an example,the paper collects firsthand data by questionnaire and onthespot investigation at the resettlement spots,and  analyses the residents’ perceptions of the economic,sociocultural,environmental,psychological and policy impact from the ecological migration in Wulingyuan Scenic Area.On the basis of the evaluation model concerning perception deviation of ecological migration impact,the perceptions from different residents’ properties or attributes are also discussed.The study comes to following conclusions:most residents are in favor of the positive sociocultural,environmental and psychological impact;there is a big difference of opinions on the economic impact;negative comments exist on the migration policies;residents’ perceptions are also affected by the properties or attributes such as sex,age and cultural level,the way for resettlement as well as the degree of tourism participation.Based on the above analysis,relative countermeasures are proposed for the most serious problems existing in the ecological migration of Wulingyuan Scenic Area in order to achieve sustainable development.