The economic impact of tourism on protected natural areas: examining the influence of physical activity intensity on visitors’ spending levels

IF 0.7 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Eco Mont-Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.1553/eco.mont-12-2s22

E. Farías-Torbidoni, Demir Barić

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Abstract

In addition to being important tourism attractions that boost local economic development, protected areas also promote healthy habits through engagement in a variety of physical activities (PA). However, little is known about the extent to which PA intensity influences visitors’ spending. Drawing on results from 500 questionnaires collected from visitors in the Alt Pirineu Natural Park, Spain, this study assesses the influence of PA intensity on spending after controlling for sociodemographic, visit, motivational and opinion descriptors to assess the connection between these two factors. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that PA intensity had a marginal but potentially significant effect on respondents’ expenditure during their visits. When looked at separately, the results indicated that trip and motivational descriptors explained the highest degree of variation in visitor spending. More research is necessary to confirm whether these findings are applicable broadly. Research eco.mont – Volume 12, Number 2, July 2020 ISSN 2073-106X pr int vers ion – ISSN 2073-1558 onl ine vers ion: ht tp://epub.oeaw.ac.at/eco.mont ht tps://dx.doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-2s22 22

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旅游业对自然保护区的经济影响:考察体育活动强度对游客消费水平的影响

除了成为促进当地经济发展的重要旅游景点外，保护区还通过参与各种体育活动来促进健康习惯。然而，人们对PA强度对游客消费的影响程度知之甚少。本研究利用从西班牙阿尔皮里纽自然公园的游客收集的500份调查问卷的结果，在控制了社会人口统计、访问、动机和意见描述词后，评估了PA强度对支出的影响，以评估这两个因素之间的联系。层次回归分析显示，PA强度对受访者访问期间的支出有边际但潜在的显著影响。当单独观察时，结果表明，旅行和动机描述符解释了游客消费的最大程度变化。需要更多的研究来证实这些发现是否广泛适用。研究生态。月- 12卷第2期，2020年7月ISSN 2073-106X pr int vers - ISSN 2073-1558 online vers: http://www.epub .oeaw.ac.at/eco。月tps://dx.doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-2s22

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Eco Mont-Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY

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1.20

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： eco.mont offers a platform specifically for scientists and practitioners working in and on protected mountain areas in Europe and overseas.Target audiences of the journal are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and an interested public including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc.