Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Mechanisms of Tourism-Driven Rural Land Use Change in Metropolitan Suburbs

Tourism-driven villages in metropolitan suburbs have become crucial spaces for the interaction of urban and rural factors; however, the spatiotemporal patterns and underlying mechanisms of land use change in such contexts remain inadequately explored. This study takes Huangshandian Village in Beijing, China, as a case study, utilizing remote sensing interpretation, ArcGIS 10.8 spatial analysis, and land use transition matrix methodology to examine tourism-driven land use change from 2008 to 2021. The findings reveal three development stages: initial development, rapid expansion, and integration and upgrading. Tourism development has greatly increased the proportion of tourism-related land, diversified land use structure, and shifted land functions from agriculture to tourism and services. Under urban–rural interaction, power-driven (local governments), resource-driven (village collectives and villagers), and capital-driven (enterprises, entrepreneurs, tourists) actors have jointly reshaped land use through the circulation and integration of key resources. This study reveals the mechanisms of tourism-driven rural land use transformation and provides theoretical and practical insights for land planning and sustainable rural tourism development in metropolitan suburban areas.