Direction

• Human Geography 03 (Intelligent Cultural Tourism and Tourism Geography)

Contact information

• Email: caofangdong@njnu.edu.cn
• Office Address: Room 633, College of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University
• Address: College of Geographical Sciences, No.1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing Normal University

Educational Background

• 2008/09 - 2013/06, Nanjing Normal University, School of Geographical Sciences, Human Geography, PhD (Master's degree)
• 2002/09 - 2006/06, Nantong University, College of Geographical Sciences, Geographic Information System, B.S.

Research Experience

•  2013/09 - 2016/08, Nanjing Normal University, College of Geographical Sciences, Lecturer
•  2016/09 - 2022/06, Nanjing Normal University, College of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor
• 2022/07 - Present, Nanjing Normal University, College of Geographical Sciences, Professor

Main Research Interests

• Data mining and traveler behavior; tourism efficiency and tourism economy

Part-time positions
         Member of the Tourism Resources Research Committee of the Chinese Society of Natural Resources, Executive Director of Jiangsu Tourism Society, Provincial Inspector of Tourism Scenic Area Quality Assessment of Jiangsu Province, Training Expert of Jiangsu Tourism Industry, etc.
Honors and Awards
        He was awarded the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students of Nanjing Normal University (2013), the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing Normal University (2013), the Second Prize in the Undergraduate Group of Micro Lesson Competition of Jiangsu Province (2015), and the Second Prize in the "Xing Yuan Cup" Micro Lesson Competition of School of Geographical Sciences of Nanjing Normal University (2015). (2015), "Best New and Outstanding Author" in the 35th Anniversary of Geography Research (2017), Second Prize of Excellent Teaching in Undergraduate Program of Nanjing Normal University (2021), Bronze Prize of Study Tour Competition of the First National Student Rural Revitalization Creative Competition (instructor, 2021), Second Prize of the 12th National Second Prize of Red Tourism Creative Planning Competition for College Students (Instructor, 2022) and other honors.

Recent publications (*corresponding author)

• [1]Cao F D, Zhang Y, Zhang J K. Carbon tax, economic uncertainty and tourism: a DSGE approach. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management,2021,49,494-507.(SSCI) 
• [2]Cao F D, Huang Z F, Jin C, Xu M. Influence of Chinese economic fluctuations on tourism efficiency in National Scenic Areas. Tourism Economics, 2016, 22(5): 884-907. (SSCI) 
• [3]Cao F D, Huang Z F, Jin C, Xu M. Chinese National Scenic Areas tourism efficiency: multi-scale fluctuation, prediction and optimization. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2016,21(5):570-595. (SSCI)
• [4]Huang Z F, Cao F D*, Jin C, Yu Z Y, Huang R. Carbon emission flow from self-driving tours and its spatial relationship with scenic spots: A traffic-related big data method. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017(142):946-955.(SCI)
• [5]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Wu J.,Xu M.,Zhou W. Tourism efficiency measurement and location accessibility analysis of national-level scenic spots. Journal of Geography,2012,67(12):1687-1698.
• [6] Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Xu M., Wang K.K.. Spatial and temporal patterns and influencing factors of tourism efficiency and its decomposition efficiency in scenic spots:An analytical approach based on Bootstrap-DEA model. Geography Research,2015,34(12):2395-2408.
• [7]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Wu J.,Xu M. Spatio-temporal pattern evolution characteristics of urban tourism development efficiency and its driving mechanism:A case study of Pan-Yangtze River Delta region. Geography Research,2012,31(8):1431-1444.
• [8]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Yu F.L.,Wu L.M. Dynamic evolution of tourism efficiency spatial pattern and its driving mechanism in national-level scenic spots. Geography Research,2014,33(6):1151-1166.
• [9]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Wu J.,Xu M. The evolution of spatio-temporal pattern of urban tourism competitive potential and its structural rationality evaluation: an example of the Yangtze River Delta region. Geoscience,2012,32(8):944-950.
• [10] Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Wu J., Xu M. Evaluation of tourism performance and spatial pattern evolution mechanism in cities in transition: a case study of the Pan-Yangtze River Delta region. Journal of Natural Resources,2013,28(1):148-160.
• [11]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Xu M.,Wang K.K. A study on the unevenness of tourism growth in scenic spots and its convergence. Geography and Geographic Information Science,2015,31(6):114-119.
• [12]Cao F.D.,Huang Z.F.,Wang K. A study on the convergence and convergence of inter-provincial tourism growth in scenic spots. Economic Management,2015,37(5):120-128.
• [13]Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Zhou W., et al. Simulation of spatial agglomeration of tourism economy and its heterogeneity in cities in transition: a case study of Pan-Yangtze River Delta region. Journal of Tourism,2013,28(11):24-31.
• [14] Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Wu J., et al. Systematic coupling correlation measurement of tourism performance in cities in transition and its prospect prediction: the case of Pan-Yangtze River Delta region. Economic Geography,2012,32(4):160-166.
• [15] Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Wu L.M., et al. Economic linkages and spatial integration of urban tourism based on temporal distance: the case of Yangtze River Delta region. Economic Geography,2012,32(12):157-162.
• [16] Cao F.D., Huang Z.F., Wu J., et al. Spatial and temporal pattern evolution of regional economic differences in Jiangsu Province since 1990 and its causes. Economic Geography,2011,31(6):895-902.
• [17] Cao F.D., Wu J., Xu M. Spatial structure of Nantong city, Jiangsu province based on fractal theory. Human Geography,2010,25(5):69-74.
• [18]Cao F.D.,Wu J.. Research on the construction of tourism system and management innovation based on fractal theory: a case study of tourism management system reform in Henan Province with a large integration system. Human Geography,2010,25(2):149-153. 
• [19]Cao F.D.,Wu J.,Xu M. Measurement and analysis of tourism economic spatial linkage of one-day city tours in Yangtze River Delta. Human Geography,2010,25(4):109-114. 
• [20] Cao F.D.,Wu J.,Xu M. Study of county economic development differences based on spatial econometric model: an example from Jiangsu Province. Geographical Research and Development,2010,29(6):23-28.
• [21] Cao F.D., Wu J., Xu M. Complexity study and inspiration of the construction of tourism system system based on fractal theory. Nanjing Normal University Journal (Natural Science Edition),2010,33(4):97-102.
• [22] Cao Fangdong. Multi-scale fluctuation of tourism efficiency in scenic spots and its response mechanism, Science Press, 2016.9.
• [23] Xu Min,Cao Fangdong* (Corresponding author). Research on the theme characteristics of Chinese tourism year and its impact on inbound tourism. Economic Geography,2016,,12(1):67-75.
• [24] ZHU Haizhu,CAO Fangdong*(Corresponding author). Structural characteristics of tourist flow networks and their flow patterns based on geotagged photos-an example of Yangzi River urban cluster. Yangtze River Basin Resources and Environment,2020,29(11):2374-2383.
• [25] XU Min, CAO Fangdong* (Corresponding author), ZHU Haizhu. Tourist flow characteristics and its formation mechanism based on geotagged photo data mining-Suzhou as an example. Economic Geography,2020,11(4):55-62.
• [26] WU Dai-Long, CAO Fang-Dong* (Corresponding author). Spatial and temporal characteristics and influencing factors of the coupling of tourism industry and informatization: the case of Yangtze River Delta region. Jianghuai Forum, 2021,(1):29-36.
• [27] Cao F. D., Huang Z. F., Huang R., et al. Spatial association between highway flow and scenic tourist flow in Jiangsu Province and its coupling path. Economic Geography, 2021,41(1):232-240.

Major research projects undertaken

• 1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (42171231), Spatial association and formation mechanism of multi-level network of inbound tourism flow based on cross-cultural perspective, 2022.1-2025.12, RMB 560,000, project leader
• 2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (41771154), Behavioral characteristics of tourists at multiple spatial and temporal scales and their evolutionary patterns based on multi-source heterogeneous data fusion: taking the Yangtze River Delta region as an example, 2018.1-2021.12, RMB 600,000, project leader
• 3, National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China (41401144), Research on the spatio-temporal relationship between urban tourism flow and tourism efficiency and its mechanism of action: taking the Yangtze River Delta region as an example, 2015.1-2017.12, RMB 230,000, project host
• 4, Youth Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education (14YJC790003), Research on the measurement, mechanism and optimization measures of the impact of new urbanization on tourism efficiency of cultural ancient towns: taking Jiangsu Province as an example, 2014.6-2017.6, RMB 80,000, project chair
• 5, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (14KJB170007), Research on the spatial and temporal response mechanism of urban tourism efficiency on tourism flow: Jiangsu Province as an example, 2014.6-2016.12, presided over the project 
• 6. Fund for Philosophy and Social Science of Jiangsu Province Universities (2014SJB109), Research on the measurement and coordination mechanism of the impact of new urbanization on tourism efficiency of tourism villages and towns: taking Southern Jiangsu as an example, 2014.6-2016.12, project chair