What motivates tourists to conserve water on vacation? Examining the role of personal climate-based values

IF 4.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Development Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI:10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101287

Ariadna Gabarda-Mallorquí , Bartolomé Deyá-Tortella , Dolores Tirado , Thijs Bouman

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Abstract

Tourist destinations located in areas facing water stress present relevant key water quantity and quality challenges. Within the hotel industry, the accommodation option with the highest levels of water consumption, multiple mechanisms and appliances can substantially reduce water consumption. However, without guests’ acceptance, commitment and participation, the effectiveness of these measures will remain limited. This article aims to determine to what extent the personal values of tourists staying in Mallorca during 2021 and 2022 are predictive of in-room water conservation habit patterns and what such values could add to the more commonly studied sociodemographic and leisure activities of tourists. A hierarchical regression model was performed to explore if personal values could add more robustness in explaining water conservation habits. Results indicate a significant improvement in explained variance, providing more robustness to the model. Tourists who more strongly endorse biospheric values and altruistic values display more frequent water conservation habits. Conversely, tourists with stronger egoistic values generally save less water. Thus, interventions aimed at promoting water conservation behaviour could be improved by tailoring them according to the personal values of tourists.

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是什么促使游客在度假时节约用水？考察个人气候价值观的作用

面临水资源压力地区的旅游目的地面临着相关的关键水量和水质挑战。在酒店行业中，用水量最高的住宿选择，多种机制和设备可以大大减少水的消耗。然而，如果没有客人的接受、承诺和参与，这些措施的有效性仍然是有限的。本文旨在确定2021年和2022年期间在马略卡岛停留的游客的个人价值观在多大程度上预测室内节水习惯模式，以及这些价值观可以为更普遍研究的游客的社会人口和休闲活动增加什么。采用层次回归模型探讨个人价值观在解释节水习惯方面是否具有更强的稳健性。结果表明，解释方差显著改善，为模型提供了更强的稳健性。更强烈支持生物圈价值和利他主义价值的游客表现出更频繁的节约用水习惯。相反，自私自利价值观较强的游客一般节约用水较少。因此，可以根据游客的个人价值来改进旨在促进节水行为的干预措施。

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Environmental Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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8.40

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74 days

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