旅游资源学是高等院校旅游管理专业必修的核心课程之一,旅游资源学内容具有涉及面广、操作性强、动态变化快等特点。本教材以传达清晰的概念、可操作性强的方法为教学目标,紧扣《旅游资源分类、调查与评价》*新国家标准。本教材以国家标准《旅游资源分类、调查与评价》为逻辑主线,全书分为两个部分共九章。第一部分为基本概念与基本理论,着重于明晰旅游资源的概念和基本理论(第1章)、旅游资源调查与评价的内容和方法(第2章)、旅游资源开发与保护(第3章);第二部分分别对地文景观资源(第4章)、水文景观资源(第5章)、生物和气候景观(第6章)、遗产与建筑景观(第7章)、人文活动(第8章)和旅游商品(第9章)等主要旅游资源类型的基本概念、保护与开发的方法等进行了系统阐述。本教材是集体合作的结晶。根据各章内容撰写者的工作分工、参与程度与实际贡献,主编为黄潇婷,副主编为黄琢玮。本教材的章节贡献者如下:黄潇婷、汪佳慧、郭秋琪、邵卫芳、陈秋霞(第1章);黄潇婷、王志慧、郭秋琪(第2章);孙晋坤、郭籽萌(第3章);黄潇婷、汪佳慧、陈秋霞、邵卫芳(第4章);黄琢玮(第5章);相沂晓(第6章);王素洁、汪佳慧、王心珂、宋广鑫、石穆沙(第7章);黄琢玮(第8章);韩若冰(第9章)。与国外同类教材相比较,本教材注重培养学生的系统思维,全面系统地构建学生旅游资源学知识体系,在案例选择方面注重体现中国文化自信,并将中国在生态文明建设和保护生物多样性等方面的做法融入教材内容中。此外,本教材与已经在中国大学慕课、智慧树和爱课程平台上线的《旅游资源学》全英文课程相匹配。由于编者水平有限,本书仍有不少待完善之处,希望读者在使用过程中帮助我们发现问题,指出错误或不当之处,以便再版时修正、提高。黄潇婷2023年1月PrefaceTourism Resources is one of the required courses for tourism management majors in colleges and universities. The content of tourism resources has the characteristics of wide coverage, strong operability, and fast dynamic changes. The current textbook closely follows the latest national standards of Classification, Investigation and Evaluation of Tourism Resources, aiming to provide clear concepts and highly operable methods to the audience.The textbook follows the logical sequence of Classification, Investigation and Evaluation of Tourism Resources, and is structured into two parts with nine chapters. The first three chapters of PartⅠcover the basic concept and basic theory, focusing on clarifying the concept and basic theory of tourism resources (Chap. 1), the content and methods of tourism resources investigation and evaluation (Chap. 2), the development and protection of tourism resources (Chap. 3).Part Ⅱ systematically clarified the basic concepts, protection, and development methods of the main tourism resources. Specifically, geological landscape (Chap. 4), water tourism?ocean tourism (Chap. 5), biological and climate landscape (Chap. 6), heritage tourism landscape (Chap. 7), humanistic activities (Chap. 8), and tourism commodities (Chap. 9).This is a collaborative project. According to participation and contributions submitted by authors, the chief editor is Huang Xiaoting and the deputy chief editor is Huang Zhuowei. The chapter contributors are as follows: Huang Xiaoting, Wang Jiahui, Guo Qiuqi,Shao Weifang, Chen Qiuxia (Chap. 1 ); Huang Xiaoting, Wang Zhihui, Guo Qiuqi (Chap. 2); Sun Jinkun, Guo Zimeng(Chap. 3); Huang Xiaoting, Wang Jiahui,Chen Qiuxia,Shao Weifang (Chap. 4); Huang Zhuowei (Chap. 5); Xiang Yixiao (Chap. 6); Wang Sujie, Wang Jiahui, Wang Xinke, Song Guangxin, Shi Musha (Chap. 7); Huang Zhuowei (Chap. 8 ); and Han Ruobing (Chap. 9).Compared with similar foreign textbooks, this book featured the following aspects: focusing on cultivating the systematic thinking of students, constructing tourism resources knowledge system of students, reflecting Chinese culture when selecting cases, and integrating Chinas practice of ecological construction, biodiversity protection, and other aspects into the textbook. Besides, this textbook is supported by video resources Tourism Resources, an online English course that is available on the platforms such as Chinese University MOOC, Wisdom Tree, and Love Course.Limitations existed in the current book due to the authors ability. In order to see improvement in future editions, comments, criticisms, or corrections to any of the existing content will be gratefully appreciated.Huang Xiaoting January,2023