Visitors’ values and perceptions of seal watching management in Northwestern Iceland

IF 6.9 2区管理学 Q2 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Journal of Sustainable Tourism Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/09669582.2021.1995395

Cécile M. Chauvat, Jessica Aquino, S. M. Granquist

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Abstract

Abstract Disturbance due to tourism may impact the critically endangered population of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Iceland. Improved seal watching management is a promising strategy for seal conservation in Iceland. Previous research indicates that value orientation of tourists can predict acceptance of wildlife management and awareness of potential impacts of tourism on seals. The goal of this study was to (a) define biospheric and egoistic value orientation of seal watching visitors, (b) investigate how these values correlate with the opinion of visitors towards different management actions and awareness of potential impact of tourism on seals, and (c) investigate which management actions would be acceptable for visitors. Visitor questionnaires were distributed in NW Iceland (n = 597). Results show that seal watching visitors in general had high biospheric values, low egoistic values, and were open to most management actions suggested in the study. High biospheric values were correlated with acceptance of management actions and awareness of the usefulness of regulations. High egoistic values were correlated with low acceptance of management actions and low awareness of the impacts of seal watching. Results will inform managers on how to optimize management strategies at seal watching sites in Iceland and elsewhere.

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游客对冰岛西北部海豹观赏管理的价值观和看法

旅游业的干扰可能会影响冰岛极度濒危的斑海豹种群。改善海豹观察管理是冰岛海豹保护的一个有希望的策略。以往的研究表明，游客的价值取向可以预测野生动物管理的接受程度和对旅游对海豹潜在影响的认识。本研究的目的是:(a)定义观海豹游客的生物圈价值取向和利己主义价值取向，(b)调查这些价值取向与游客对不同管理行为的看法和旅游对海豹潜在影响的认识之间的关系，以及(c)调查游客可以接受哪些管理行为。在冰岛西北部发放游客问卷(n = 597)。结果表明，观海豹游客总体上具有较高的生物圈价值，较低的利己价值，对研究建议的大多数管理行为持开放态度。高生物圈值与接受管理行动和认识到条例的有用性有关。高利己主义价值观与低接受管理行为和低意识的影响相关。研究结果将告知管理人员如何优化冰岛和其他地方海豹观察地点的管理策略。

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23.10

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8.90%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Sustainable Tourism advances critical understanding of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development. The journal publishes theoretical, conceptual and empirical research that explores one or more of the economic, social, cultural, political, organisational or environmental aspects of the subject. The Journal of Sustainable Tourism encourages critical views, as well as new ideas and approaches in relation to the theory and practice linking tourism and sustainability.