Outdoor Recreation in Southeastern United States National Forests: An Investigation of the Influence of Ethnicity and Gasoline Price on Individual Participation

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism and Hospitality Management-Croatia Pub Date : 2023-04-25 DOI:10.3390/tourhosp4020016

R. Jean, Kozma Naka, Colmore S. Christian, B. Gyawali, T. Bowman, S. Hopkinson

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Outdoor recreation is one of the most widely recognized ecosystem services provided by forests and grasslands in the world. This paper examined the influence of factors not related to landscape values, such as ethnicity and gasoline prices, on individual participation in outdoor recreation in the southeastern region of the U.S. The model results showed that there were no significant (p > 0.05) differences between the race groups (Caucasians and non-Caucasians) for participation in the different activities either between racial groups or among National Forest (NF). This may be due to the very high proportion of Caucasian participants in the study. The results also revealed that travel costs negatively influence the number of NF visits. The number of NF visits decreases if the gasoline price increases by 20% and more. The results of this study have practical importance for different entities such as stakeholders, tourism operators, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, and local authorities.

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美国东南部国家森林的户外休闲活动:种族和汽油价格对个人参与影响的调查

户外休闲活动是世界上森林和草原提供的最广泛认可的生态系统服务之一。本文考察了与景观价值无关的因素(如种族和汽油价格)对美国东南部地区个体户外休闲活动参与的影响。模型结果表明，无论是在种族群体之间还是在国家森林(NF)之间，不同种族(白种人和非白种人)对不同活动的参与都没有显著差异(p > 0.05)。这可能是由于研究中白人参与者的比例非常高。结果还显示，旅行成本对NF访问次数产生负向影响。如果汽油价格上涨20%以上，NF访问的次数就会减少。本研究的结果对利益相关者、旅游经营者、美国农业部林业局和地方当局等不同实体具有实际意义。

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1.90

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15 weeks

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