Dr. Xuan is currently Associate Professor and the Director of the Department of Tourism Studies,Schoole of Humanities,Southeast University,China. Guofu gained his PhD in Human Geography from Nanjing University, China. He has been a Visiting Scholar of the Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management, College ofHealth and Human Performance, University of Florida.His current research interests include tourism geography and tourism planning, urban recreation and tourism, tourists' behavior.
Address:Department of Tourism Studies, School of Humanity
Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096China
Tel. (8625) 5208-0922
Email: xgfu99@sina.com
Education
2002-2006PhD, Human Geography, School of Geography and Ocean Science,
Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
1999-2002MA, Human Geography, College of Geography and Tourism,Anhui Norman University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
1995-1999BS, Geography, College of Geography and Tourism
Anhui Norman University, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
Academic Experience
2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management,College ofHealth and Human Performance, University of Florida.
2013-presentAssociate Professor, School of Humanity, Southeast University, China
2007-2013Lecturer, School of Humanity, Southeast University, China
Research
Selected Refereed Journal Articles
Guofu Xuan, Lin Lu, Degen Wang,et.al. (2004) Research on the spatial characteristics of tourist flows of Sanya City. Geographical Research, 23(1): 115-124.
Guofu Xuan, Lin Lu, Jinhe Zhang,et.al. (2002) Residents' perception of tourism impacts in coast resorts: The case studyofHaikouand Sanya Cities, Hainan Province. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 22(6): 741-746.
Lin Lu, Guofu Xuan, Jinhe Zhang,et.al. (2002) An approach to seasonality of tourist flows between coast and mountain resorts: Examples of Sanya, Beihai, Mt. Puto, Mt Huangshan and Mt.Jiuhua. Acta Geographica Sinica, 22(6): 741-746.
Guofu Xuan, Jiangang Xu, Jing Zhao. (2010) Analysis of urban social space based on ESDA: Case study of the Central Urban District in Shanghai.Scientia Geographica Sinica, 30(1): 22-28.
Guofu Xuan. (2012) Study on the Provincial Difference and Its Influencing Factors of the Size Structure of China’s Inbound Tourism.Economic Geography, 32(11): 156-161.
Guofu Xuan. (2012) Regional disparity and its evolution of the domestic tourism economy in Jiangsu Province.Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 21(12): 1442-1448.
Guofu Xuan, Jing Zhao. (2011) Study on the scale structure and evolution of tourism economy in Jiangsu Province. Tourism Science, 25(5): 23-32.
Guofu Xuan, Fengjun Chen. (2012) Study on the service efficiency of the parks in Nanjing Main City Zone based on GIS. Central South Forest Inventory and Planning, 25(5): 23-32.
Guofu Xuan, Jiangang Xu, Jing Zhao. (2006) Social areas of the central urban area in Shanghai. Geographical Research, 25(3): 526-538.
Guofu Xuan, Jiangang Xu, Jing Zhao. (2005) Study on the synthetic measurement of the urbanization level in Anhui Province. Areal Research and Development, 24(3): 47-51.
Selected Research Grants
Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project “Study on the spatial differentiation, effects and formation mechanism of the China's urban public recreational spaces in transition.”Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2011-2014
Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation Youth Project “Study on the spatial structure and optimal allocation of urban public recreational space in transitional period: a case study of Nanjing City”Funded by Chinese Ministry of Education, 2010-2013
Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation Project “Study on the evolution of Inbound Tourism Flow Network Structure and Multidimensional Comparison Based on Geo-tagged Photos: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta,China”Funded by Chinese Ministry of Education, 2019-2021
Co-Principal Investigator (with Feifei Xu, Southeast University), National Natural Science Foundation “Study on the Mechanism and Effect of Environmental Ethics on Sustainable Tourism Behavior from Cross-cultural Perspective.” Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2020
Co-Principal Investigator (with Ganghua Chen, Southeast University), Key Research Project funded by the China National Tourism Administration: Understanding the evolution of governance strategies in tourist resorts in China and the influencing mechanisms (2013.04~2015.4)
Co-Principal Investigator (with Jing Zhao, Nanjing Xiaozhuang College), National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project “Living space pattern, effect and formation mechanism of ‘new immigrants’ in China's major cities during rapid urbanization: from the perspective of spatial production and consumption.” Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2012-2015
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses (Southeast University)
Geography of Tourism and Recreation
Urban Tourism Development and Management
Tourism Statistics
Tourism Resources
Graduate Courses (Southeast University)
Tourism Research Methods
Tourism Destination Development and Management
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Young Key Teachers of Blue Project in Jiangsu Colleges and Universities,(2014-2017)
Xushang Long Teaching Award. Southeast University, 06/2013.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Standing Committee ofHuman Geography Branch of Jiangsu Geographical Society(2018-)
Vice President of Youth Branch of Jiangsu Tourism Society(2018)
Geographical Society of China, Member, (2007-)
Jiangsu Provincial Tourism Institute, Member, (2010-)