Calculation and evaluation of the tourism environmental carrying capacity of Xi′an

Aim To calculate and evaluate the tourism environmental carrying capacity of Xi′an.Methods The Calculation model of the tourism environmental carrying capacity is used.Results The tourism environmental carrying capacity of Xi′an is 282 600 passengers per day and the lower ecological carrying capacity is the primary factor that constrained tourism environmental carrying capacity in Xi′an.Conclusion Urban tourism environmental carrying capacity is about twice of the number of tourists in Xi′an in 2010,it can be improved by enhancing the city′s capacity in terms of solid waste and wastewater treatment in the future.