Tourists' Values and Perceived Appropriate Uses of National Parks

Ghazvini, Seyed Ahmad Moumen; Timothy, Dallen J.; Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente; Lim, L

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“…Both groups considered some consumptive activities, lodging and other service facilities to be moderately appropriate in national parks, although they differed in their views of the appropriateness of other sorts of services and activities. Negative associations were found between tourists' environmental concerns and their perceptions of appropriate facilities and activities in national parks, which also reflect the findings of Ghazvini, Timothy, Sarmento, and Lim (2018) that environmental concerns mediate the relationship between value orientations and perceptions of appropriate national park uses.…”

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Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Ghazvini

Timothy

Sarmento

2020

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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Human behaviour plays a significant role in preserving or degrading the environment. To put into practice the notion of 'use without abuse', it is vital for national park managers to be cognizant of tourists' attitudes and beliefs, which in turn affect their behaviours. This study evaluates the attitudes of domestic and international tourists regarding the appropriate uses of national parks, as well as their environmental concerns. The study also addresses the relationship between environmental concerns and tourists' perceptions of the appropriateness of activities, facilities and services inside national parks. A total of 379 domestic (n = 175) and international (n = 204) tourists participated in this study at Taman Negara (national park), Malaysia. The findings reveal that domestic tourists perceive motorised activities, accommodation and service facilities, and sport/recreation facilities as more acceptable than international tourists do. The results of this study may help managers of protected areas in Malaysia and other developing countries play a stronger role in improving visitors' awareness of environmental challenges and acceptable behaviours and activities.Management implications: This study reinforces established ideas for national park and protected area management:• Tourists' environmental concerns can negatively affect their attitudes towards the appropriateness of activities, facilities, and accommodations within national parks.• The attitudes of various groups of visitors regarding human uses of national parks vary between different cultural backgrounds.• To reduce the impact of tourism activities on the natural environment and minimising the environmental degradation of protected areas, decision-makers should incorporate into their management plans the environmental concerns and attitudes of visitors who use protected areas and national parks.

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Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Ghazvini

Timothy

Sarmento

2020

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

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Values and tourists' sustainable behaviours: An overview of studies and discussion of some theoretical, methodological and management issues

Passafaro

Vecchione

2022

Tourism Management Perspectives

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Tourists' Willingness to Pay for Nature-based Experiences

Vespestad

Gressnes

2021

Tourism Analysis

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This paper deals with the willingness to pay (WTP) for nature as a public good. The study addresses the relationships between motivation for nature-based experiences, environmental engagement, involvement with nature experiences, relationship with nature, preferred degree of adaptation of nature and consumers’ WTP. The aim was to identify factors that influence WTP for nature-based tourist experiences. The study relies on quantitative survey data from 1634 respondents in Norway. The data was analyzed by use of SPSS. WTP varies according to factors such as escape, recognition, active achievement, esthetics, social and environmental concern, preference for adaptation and type of natural surroundings. Tourists who place importance on, for example, peer recognition and escape, have a higher WTP for nature that is not overcrowded and with little or no adaptation for tourist purposes. The article discusses practical issues such as how WTP should affect management decisions about the pricing of nature tourism, along with the theoretical and practical implications of the results.

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Tourists' Values and Perceived Appropriate Uses of National Parks

Abstract: countries and generates income and employment (Suttikun, Chang, Komolsevin, & Chongsithiphol, 2015). There is strong competition among countries to attract tourists owing to their economic importance (Crespo, Simões, & Duarte, 2016). Creating

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Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Values and tourists' sustainable behaviours: An overview of studies and discussion of some theoretical, methodological and management issues

Tourists' Willingness to Pay for Nature-based Experiences

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