Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

González, Rosa Marina; Román, Concepción; Marrero, Ángel S.

doi:10.3390/su10093283

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“…For example, different initiatives associated with the implementation of incentives for the use of Alternative Transportation Systems-such as buses, trains, bicycles and cableways-together with applying dissuasive measures to the use of private vehicles, such as tolls and restrictions on car access [1,2]. More specifically, one of these initiatives is the use of e-public transport such as electric buses and electric bikes (see the studies of [46] for an internal electric bus and [47] for e-bike sharing, both studies in Teide National Park), which apart from representing a more sustainable mobility system, it may also become a tourist attraction itself, allowing a more direct contact with the natural heritage.…”

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Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

2021

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In this study, discrete choice models that combine different behavioural rules are estimated to study the visitors’ preferences in relation to their travel mode choices to access a national park. Using a revealed preference survey conducted on visitors of Teide National Park (Tenerife, Spain), we present a hybrid model specification—with random parameters—in which we assume that some attributes are evaluated by the individuals under conventional random utility maximization (RUM) rules, whereas others are evaluated under random regret minimization (RRM) rules. We then compare the results obtained using exclusively a conventional RUM approach to those obtained using both RUM and RRM approaches, derive monetary valuations of the different components of travel time and calculate direct elasticity measures. Our results provide useful instruments to evaluate policies that promote the use of more sustainable modes of transport in natural sites. Such policies should be considered as priorities in many national parks, where negative transport externalities such as traffic congestion, pollution, noise and accidents are causing problems that jeopardize not only the sustainability of the sites, but also the quality of the visit.

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Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

2021

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“…In a study conducted in Teide National Park, the most visited national park in Spain, it was reported that 70% of visitors arrive by car and their attitude towards the implementation of a public bike-sharing system is positive. It was emphasized that this would improve the quality of their visits and make mobility management in national parks more sustainable (González, Román, & Marrero, 2018). Liu et al (2018) stated that tourists benefited from bike-sharing systems in several dimensions such as escape, entertainment, aesthetics, and education.…”

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A Conceptual Evaluation of Cycling Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Tourism

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2023

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In recent years, the changes in people's lifestyles, the inactivity caused by work life and sustainable environmental goals have increased the importance of cycling. There are numerous economic, health and environmental benefits of cycling. A significant number of people of all ages around the world have realized these benefits and have adopted cycling as a lifestyle. These people also want to use their bicycles for travelling. Those who use bicycles for sports may travel to participate in bicycle races. Recreational cyclists travel to attend cycling festivals in different cities and countries. Some people make all their trips on bicycles and travel to different cities and even different countries using bicycles. All of these activities carried out by bicycles constitute cycling tourism. This type of tourism, which has an important place among alternative tourism types, also contributes to the efforts of a destination to spread tourism over time and space. Besides, bicycle infrastructure projects to be implemented within the destination will encourage local people to use bicycles. In this study, bicycle tourism, which has become increasingly important worldwide and has limited studies in the Turkish literature, has been discussed in different dimensions. In this context, bicycle tourism has been presented under the titles of "The Development of Cycling Tourism in the World", "Cycling Tourism within the Scope of Sustainable Tourism", "Importance of Bike Sharing Systems in Cycling Tourism", " The Economy of Cycling Tourism" and " The Factors Affecting the Development of Cycling Tourism" by reviewing the literature with the systematic review method.

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“…Urban Accessibility [31][32][33][34] Bike parking [35][36][37][38] Green areas Accessibility [39][40][41][42][43][44][45] Accessibility to waste separate collection rubbish bins [46][47][48][49] Household waste recycling centre accessibility [20,[50][51][52][53] Public services accessibility [54][55][56][57][58] In addition to the reviewed references, we can also find literature that focuses on using GIS for sustainability assessments in several contexts, as in the following articles related to resilience in historic urban areas [59], spatial accessibility [60], walkability indicators [61] and sustainable urban growth [62].…”

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Sustainability Assessment through Urban Accessibility Indicators and GIS in a Middle-Sized World Heritage City: The Case of Cáceres, Spain

2022

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The main objective of the research consists of quantifying the degree of sustainability of the city of Cáceres in terms of the inhabitant’s accessibility to public services through the use of GIS tools and urban indicators, taking into account two areas of study: The Historic Centre (PCH) and the city as a whole. The methodology applied is based on the criteria proposed by the Spanish Government derived from the Spanish Strategy for Urban and Local Sustainability (EESUL), which suggests suitable indicators for analysing urban environments. The degree of sustainability of the study areas, applied to the field of mobility and accessibility to public services, is evaluated through numerical calculations complementing the study with accessibility maps obtained using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools. The results show that the city of Cáceres is sustainable in terms of accessibility to bus stops, organic waste containers, household waste recycling centre, schools and education, health centres, and public administration. However, bike parking coverage and lanes, clothes and oil collection, and sports centres need to be further enhanced. In conclusion, there is little disparity in the results between the PCH and the city as a whole, not influenced by the fact that one of the areas is a consolidated historic area. This research has allowed some gaps in the topic to be addressed. However, the main limitation of this methodology consists in the need to have a considerable amount of initial starting data to be able to carry out the research. Finally, the sustainability analysis using urban indicators is considered a valuable source of information for the local manager, becoming a real planning tool in medium-sized cities.

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Visitors’ Attitudes towards Bicycle Use in the Teide National Park

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

Values of Travel Time for Recreational Trips under Different Behavioural Rules

A Conceptual Evaluation of Cycling Tourism in the Context of Sustainable Tourism

Sustainability Assessment through Urban Accessibility Indicators and GIS in a Middle-Sized World Heritage City: The Case of Cáceres, Spain

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