Zhang Lin

Perrsonal Infomation:

Date of Birth: October 21, 1971

Sex: Female Marital Status: Married

Objective: Professor, tourism Management

E-mail: zhangling808@sohu.com

Education:

Ph.D., Human Geography, ZhongShan University, Guangzhou, China, 2007

M.A., Geography, Shaanxi Normal University (Geography), Xi’an, China, 1998

B.A., Geography, Shanxi Normal University, LinFen, China, 1994

Experience:

Professors, 2013- Guangdong University of Business Studies

Associate professors, 2007-2013 Guangdong University of Business Studies

Instructor, 2001-2007 Guangdong University of Business Studies

Teaching Assistant, 1998-2000 Guangdong University of Business Studies

Courses: Introduction to Tourism Studies, Tourism Principles and Method

Research Interests:

Urban tourism, MICE tourism

Programs:

1) The formatting mechanism of MICE tourism cluster and evolution, Ministry of Education, 2012-2014.

2) Study on the formatting mechanism and evolution of event tourism clusters, Guangdong University of Business Studies, 2010-2013.

3) Comparing with competitive advantage among tourist destinations in China, National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science, National Social Science Foundation, 2010-2013.

4) Study on the joint development of inter-regional tourism competing mechanism and its performance evaluation ——taking ‘Xiang Qian Gui Dong cultural’ tourism circle as an example, National Science Fund, 2009-2012.

5) Study on Wetlands’ functional evaluation and Regionalization in Guangzhou On basis of Ecological and economic position, Science and Technology Department of Guangdong Province, 2008-2010.

6) Promoting Strategic development platform of High-end production services in China National Center City Guangzhou, Guangzhou science and technology and Information Bureau, 2012-2013.

Publications:

1) Ling Zhang, Yongqiang Wu. The formatting mechanism of tourism cluster based on CAS theory. Economic Geography, 2013(8).

2) Ling Zhang, Yongqiang Wu. The evolution and formatting mechanism of Mice tourism cluster in Guangzhou. Human Geography, 2013(2).

3) Ling Zhang, Pingfan Pi, Jianbin Chen.Studying on the formatting mechanism and cluster model of hotel agglomeration. Social Scientist, 2012(12). (Reprinted By Management of Tourism, Information Center for Social Sciences’ RUC)

4) Ling Zhang, Heqing Zhang.Levels of visitor’s satisfaction on basis of culture. Social Scientist, 2011(1).

5) Ling Zhang, Yongqiang Wu.Hallmark event and spatial distribution of urban hotel. Economic Geography, 2010(8).

6) Ling Zhang, Hailin Qu, Jintao (Emily) Ma. Examining the relationship of exhibition Attendees’ satisfaction and expenditure: the case of two major exhibitions in China. Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 2010(6).

7) Yongqiang Wu, Ling Zhang.A study on MICE attendees’ satisfaction using Importance-performance analysis. Ecological Economy, 2010(5).

8) Yongqiang Wu, Ling Zhang. Study on harmonizing the relationship between exploitation of ecological tourist resources and environmental effects on the Urban fringe areas. Science and Technology Management Research, 2010(8).

Affiliations:

1) Evaluation experts of government purchase in Guangdong Province.

2) Member of a council of Scenic Area Association in Guangzhou.