Indigenous tourism in Australia: understanding the link between cultural heritage and intention to participate using the means-end chain theory

Research frameworks, methodologies, and assessment methods concerning the adaptive reuse of architectural heritage: a review

“…This forms a chain of means and ends, and as a result, the researcher can learn how interviewees are attracted to different attributes in order to understand their preferences. The application of means-end chain theory is also related to the adaptive reuse of architectural heritage within a heritage preservation context in that this theory is often used to examine and investigate tourist perceptions and preferences (Katahenggam 2020;Lin and Fu 2020), visitor meanings and motivations (Wassenberg et al 2015;Ho et al 2015;Jiang et al 2015;Esfandiar and Bapiri 2016), and heritage tourism experiences (Willson and McIntosh 2010;Abascal 2019;Bapiri et al 2020;Tu 2020). Wassenberg, Goldenberg, and Soule employ the MEC method to investigate the links visitors make between sites (such as botanical gardens) in terms of their attributes, consequences, and values by conducting inperson interviews.…”

“…Wassenberg, Goldenberg, and Soule employ the MEC method to investigate the links visitors make between sites (such as botanical gardens) in terms of their attributes, consequences, and values by conducting inperson interviews. Based on means-end theory, they form a means-end content code list, which they then apply to the participants' responses to create hierarchical value maps (HVMs) (Klenosky 2002;Jiang et al 2015;Abascal 2019). As McIntosh and Thyne (2005) state, the MEC method is employed by researchers to evaluate personal values related to tourism activities and experiences.…”

“…To some extent, such an application is similar to the adaptive reuse of architectural heritage in that both approaches use the MEC method to achieve their aims or obtain benefits; the MEC method can therefore be used by preservationists, architects, and planners to justify technical means and methods for adaptive reuse. Abascal (2019) employs the MEC method and convergent mixed-method approaches to identify the link between visitors' perceptions and their intentions towards participation; as was done in Wassenberg's research, an HVM is also created in Abascal's study to interpret the perceptions and understand the motivations of individuals. Bapiri et al (2020) combine visitor-employed photography (VEP) and the MEC method to identify chains of attributes, consequences, and values.…”