Visitors’ and residents’ perceptions of urban forests for leisure in Washington D.C

Deng, Jinyang; Andrada, Rogelio; Pierskalla, Chad

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2017.09.007

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“…Similar findings have also been reported in other studies. For example, one study [47] found that visitors tend to be more positive in their perceptions of urban forests when surveyed in a location with diverse and dense urban forests. Another study [7] also reported that tourists assess natural areas and their gateway cities differently with the former being more likely to create a positive image than the latter.…”

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Segmentation of Nature-Based Tourists in a Rural Area (2008–2009): A Single-Item Approach

Deng

Jian²

2019

Sustainability

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Although much research on nature-based tourism (NBT) has been conducted in natural areas, such as national parks and other protected areas, studies on NBT in rural areas have been limited. Moreover, few NBT studies, if any, have examined the impact of seasons and/or locations on visitors’ perceptions of NBT. This comes as little surprise, given that naturalness, the fundamental core of NBT, is likely to vary with seasons and locations. To this end, this study examines NBT in a rural area in the Appalachian Region, USA, with a focus on market segmentation, based on data collected from a four-season on-site survey of 2692 visitors. Different from many other tourism market studies where multiple-item measures are used, this study uses a single-item measure on natural observation/study to identify NBT segments. Analysis of variance, Chi-square analysis, and discriminant analysis are used to confirm NBT segments and determine the effectiveness of the use of the single-item approach for segmentation. The results show that the single-item approach is effective to differentiate visitors by their socio-demographics and trip characteristics, with findings being consistent with NBT studies in natural areas. It is worth noting that people’s responses to questions on natural observation/study vary with seasons and locations, suggesting that different perceptions of natural affinity may arise from the differences in seasons and locations with different levels of natural elements. Theoretical, methodological, and managerial implications are discussed.

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Segmentation of Nature-Based Tourists in a Rural Area (2008–2009): A Single-Item Approach

Deng

Jian²

2019

Sustainability

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“…The high-sensitivity areas were also consistent with the spatial distribution of tourists. Compared with that of the foresters and local villagers, the visual sensitivity of areas of the tourist group was higher because tourists are more attracted to scenery [70]. The tourists were there for sightseeing, most visiting the forest plantation for the first time and leaving after staying in the forest plantation for half a day or a day.…”

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GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Assessment and Seasonal Impact on Plantation Forest Landscape Visual Sensitivity

Yang

Zhang

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Visual sensitivity assessments identify the location of the high-sensitivity areas in terms of visual change. Studying the visual sensitivity of plantation forest landscapes and their seasonal changes can help resolve increasingly frequent conflicts between tourism and forest management activities, in the context of the multi-functional management of plantation forests. In this study, we used the geographic information system (GIS) and multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) methods combined with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to perform a visual sensitivity evaluation. Nine map-based criteria were selected, and the visual sensitivity of summer and autumn values were calculated, using data from sources including inventory data for forest management planning and design, digital elevation model (DEM), and aerial photographs. Vegetation uniformity (VU) and color diversity (CD) indices were constructed using three patch-level-based landscape indices, including area (AREA), fractal dimension index (FRAC), and proximity (PROX), to visualize the summer and autumn vegetation characteristics of a plantation forest landscape. We conducted a case study on the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Plantation, China’s largest forest plantation. The results were evaluated by experts, confirming the method to be reliable. This study provides an accurate, objective, and visualized evaluation method for the visual sensitivity of plantations for forest management units at the landscape scale. In analyzing the visual sensitivity of plantation forest landscapes, appropriate criteria, e.g., uniformity or diversity should be selected based on forest vegetation characteristics. When identifying high-sensitivity regions, it is necessary to simultaneously analyze areas with high visual sensitivity in different seasons and then superimpose the results.

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“…Adapun faktor ekonomi, sosial dan psikologi meliputi : 1) aspek ekonomi pendukung, 2) aspek kontak sosial, 3) aspek atmosfer berkegiatan, 4) aspek aktivitas rekreasi, 5) aspek keamanan dan keselamatan serta 6) aspek kenyamanan. Penelitian tentang pengaruh faktor biofisik terhadap kepuasan pengunjung telah dilakukan oleh beberapa peneliti dalam dekade terakhir ini, seperti yang dilakukan oleh Wang et al (2016) di Taiwan sedangkan aspek sosial dan psikologi belum terlalu banyak dilakukan penelitian secara lebih mendalam (Deng et al 2017).…”

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Analisis Faktor Sosial Dan Psikologi Sebagai Penentu Kepuasan Pengunjung Taman Kota Dan Taman Hutan Kota Di Dki Jakarta

Oktavia¹,

Siregar²,

Sunarminto³

et al. 2020

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Faktor sosial dan psikologi sangat berpengaruh terhadap tingkat kepuasan pengunjung selama berekreasi di taman kota dan taman hutan kota (THK) dalam wilayah DKI Jakarta. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor sosial dan psikologi di dalam taman kota dan THK dalam kaitannya dengan tingkat kepuasan pengunjung. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dari responden dengan alat bantu kuesioner, menerapkan pola One Score One Indicator Scoring System. Jumlah responden sebanyak 600 orang dengan metode purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan metode importance performance analysis, customer satisfaction index, analisis statistik korelasi dan regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat lima aspek sosial dan psikologi yang mempengaruhi tingkat kepuasan pengunjung. Aspek yang memiliki nilai kepentingan tinggi dan nilai kepuasan tinggi adalah aspek atmosfer berkegiatan, sedangkan yang bernilai rendah adalah aspek keamanan dan keselamatan. Analisis korelasi Spearman menunjukkan bahwa dari kelima aspek sosial dan psikologi tersebut satu sama lain memiliki tingkat asosiasi atau hubungan yang sangat dekat dengan nilai koefisien yang positif. Berdasarkan analisis regresi kepuasan pengunjung; aspek atmosfer berkegiatan, aspek aktivitas rekreasi, aspek kenyamanan berpengaruh secara signifikan, sedangkan aspek kontak sosial dan faktor keamanan dan keselamatan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan pengunjung. Kata kunci: kepuasan pengunjung, psikologi, sosial, taman kota, taman kota hutan kota (THK)

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Visitors’ and residents’ perceptions of urban forests for leisure in Washington D.C

Cited by 40 publications

References 48 publications

Segmentation of Nature-Based Tourists in a Rural Area (2008–2009): A Single-Item Approach

Segmentation of Nature-Based Tourists in a Rural Area (2008–2009): A Single-Item Approach

GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Assessment and Seasonal Impact on Plantation Forest Landscape Visual Sensitivity

Analisis Faktor Sosial Dan Psikologi Sebagai Penentu Kepuasan Pengunjung Taman Kota Dan Taman Hutan Kota Di Dki Jakarta

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