Exploring the Factors in Visitors’ Behavioral Intentions – Mediation Effects on Perceived Environmental Involvement and Ecotourism Support

Ding, Zhenbin; Cao, Bingbing

doi:10.15666/aeer/1701_10831092

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“…Because ecotourism is implemented with the participation of many stakeholders such as government, enterprises, and residents, it is a cooperative game process from contradiction and conflict, coordination and equilibrium to the ultimate realization of mutual benefit and win-win (Kan et al, 2018;Choi, 2020). Stakeholders' participation is an essential condition for the healthy development of ecotourism, and the equilibrium of interests among them is a precondition for the development of ecotourism in ecologically fragile areas (Ding and Cao, 2019). The structure of ecotourism stakeholders and their respective roles and responsibilities in ecologically fragile areas should be built based on the scope and level of them (Kuang, 2010;Ran et al, 2009).…”

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The sustainability of ecotourism stakeholders in ecologically fragile areas: Implications for cleaner production

Wang

Feng

Zheng

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The sustainability of ecotourism stakeholders in ecologically fragile areas: Implications for cleaner production

Wang

Feng

Zheng

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…In studying the relation between proenvironmental user-generated content in initiating tourists' pro-environmental behavioural intentions, Han et al (2018) found that pro-environmental knowledge played an important role in initiating the pro-environmental norms, building a pro-environmental online community and increasing the pro-environmental social media engagement of tourists. Visitors' interest plays a major role in the selection of ecotourism products (Ding and Cao, 2019). The tourists are more concerned about the environment when they travel within the country than aboard (Campos-Soria et al, 2018).…”

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Antecedents of environmental engagement and environmental learning behaviour

Manoj

Das

Chandran

et al. 2020

JHTI

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PurposeRecent studies have classified ecotourism behaviour into specific components like site-specific ecological, pro-environmental and environmental learning behaviour. However, the role of materialism in generating these types of behaviour is not clearly understood. Materialism might also affect tourists' environmental engagement. Hence, this study embarks on exploring these research gaps.Design/methodology/approachAll the constructs were operationalized as first-order factors based on extant scales of measurement. After suitable pretesting, the study was able to collect 122 valid responses. The responses were analysed using partial least squares (PLS).FindingsResults suggest that environmental engagement and environmental learning behaviour have prominent roles as enablers. Furthermore, the importance of materialism is not statistically significant and requires further investigation.Research limitations/implicationsWhile the study showed that environmental engagement is a crucial precursor for the development of different types of ecotourism behaviour, it also has limitations. First, the study tested the validity of the proposed associations based on the perceptual responses of 122 tourists who are interested in participating in ecotourism. However, this may lack generalizability. Future research can take a common set of tourists or a specific destination and execute a longitudinal analysis to better understand the way ecotourism behaviour has evolved over time at a destination. This would in turn help the local people and tour planners to develop tourism packages and events.Practical implicationsAs tourists are interested in environmental learning, they are eventually expected to take care of the destination environment in terms of protecting it in every form. This may include reporting of any environment damaging activity, for example, activities that can enhance environmental pollution, etc.Social implicationsMaterialism hinders the environmental conservation spree of tourists, when they indulge more in shopping and leisure trips. Hence, for destination planners it is very important to hold complementary events in addition to the main event to highlight the dire need of involving in ecotourism activities.Originality/valueThe study is of significant contribution for researchers and practitioners as it develops the antecedents and consequences of environmental learning behaviour. Furthermore, this study has implications for managers working for sustainability of tourism destinations.

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Impact of tourism development upon environmental sustainability: a suggested framework for sustainable ecotourism

Baloch

Shah

Iqbal

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

211

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The empirical research investigated the relationship between tourism development and environmental suitability to propose a framework for sustainable ecotourism. The framework suggested a balance between business and environmental interests in maintaining an ecological system with the moderating help of government support and policy interventions. The study population encompasses tourism stakeholders, including tourists, representatives from local communities, members of civil administration, hoteliers, and tour operators serving the areas. A total of 650 questionnaires were distributed to respondents, along with a brief description of key study variables to develop a better understanding. After verifying the instrument's reliability and validity, data analysis was conducted via hierarchical regression. The study findings revealed that a substantial number of people perceive socio-economic benefits, including employment and business openings, infrastructure development from tourism development, and growth. However, the state of the natural and environmental capital was found to be gradually degrading. Alongside the social environment, social vulnerability is reported due to the overutilization of land, intrusion from external cultures, and pollution in air and water due to traffic congestion, accumulation of solid waste, sewage, and carbon emissions. The study suggested a model framework for the development of sustained ecotourism, including supportive government policy interventions to ensure effective conservation of environmental and natural resources without compromising the economic viability and social well-beings of the locals. Furthermore, the variables and the constructs researched can be replicated to other destinations to seek valuable inputs for sustainable destination management elsewhere.

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Exploring the Factors in Visitors’ Behavioral Intentions – Mediation Effects on Perceived Environmental Involvement and Ecotourism Support

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

The sustainability of ecotourism stakeholders in ecologically fragile areas: Implications for cleaner production

The sustainability of ecotourism stakeholders in ecologically fragile areas: Implications for cleaner production

Antecedents of environmental engagement and environmental learning behaviour

Impact of tourism development upon environmental sustainability: a suggested framework for sustainable ecotourism

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