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{"title":"Consumption for conservation: determinants of purchasing local products by ecotourists to conserving protected forests","authors":"Rahim Maleknia ,&nbsp;Aureliu-Florin Hălălişan ,&nbsp;Bogdan Popa ,&nbsp;Mohammad Reza Pakravan-Charvadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100935","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100935","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecotourism holds significant potential to reduce local communities' dependence on forest resources for their livelihoods while directly contributing to forest conservation by purchase of locally produced goods, particularly in protected forest areas. Understanding the factors that shape tourists' intentions to buy these products, as well as their actual purchasing behaviors, is crucial for promoting sustainable consumption patterns. This study addresses a critical research gap by extending the theory of planned behavior to incorporate two additional variables: the perceived impact of purchasing on conservation and environmental knowledge. Data were collected from 445 ecotourists through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The inclusion of these additional variables enhanced the model's explanatory power for intention, increasing from 0.48 to 0.65, and improved its predictive accuracy for behavior from 0.43 to 0.50. Hypothesis testing confirmed that tourists' attitudes, perceived social norms, perceived behavioral control, environmental knowledge, and the perceived conservation impact of purchasing all had significant positive effects on their behavioral intentions, which, in turn, positively influenced purchasing behavior. However, the findings also revealed a gap between intention and actual behavior, as not all expressed intentions to buy local products translated into action. These insights offer valuable implications for both management and policy. Strengthening tourists' environmental knowledge, fostering positive attitudes, ensuring the availability of local products, and enhancing confidence in their conservation impact can effectively encourage both purchasing intentions and actual behaviors, ultimately supporting sustainable ecotourism practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100935"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human–nature relations in the Anthropocene: Responsible hiking and ecological balance in Thiềng Liềng","authors":"Minh Duong Duc ,&nbsp;Linh Ta Duy ,&nbsp;Thao Nguyen Thi Thanh ,&nbsp;Thanh Le Minh","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study investigates how responsible hiking tourism practices in Thiềng Liềng foster balanced human–nature relationships and ecological sustainability, addressing Anthropocene challenges such as climate change and ecological degradation. It explores how locally-led adaptive governance can effectively mediate tourist impacts and contribute to community and ecological resilience.</div></div><div><h3>Study design/methodology/approach</h3><div>A qualitative case study design was adopted, utilising semi-structured interviews conducted between 2022 and 2025. The analysis was guided by three complementary frameworks—Social-Ecological Systems (SES) theory, Critical Place Inquiry (CPI), and the Experiencing Place lens—which together enabled a nuanced examination of the relational dynamics among tourists, community members, local governance actors, and the surrounding environment.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>The study identifies robust responsible tourism practices—educational guided hikes, ecologically strategic trail infrastructure, and community-driven visitor guidelines—that significantly reduced ecological disruptions and enhanced visitor environmental awareness. This study finds that responsible hiking in Thiềng Liềng has become a vital component of community-based tourism, fostering ecological preservation and transformative experiences through practices like forest bathing and storytelling that promote deep ecological awareness and non-dualistic human–nature relationships. Emphasizing the integration of deep ecology and bottom-up, indigenous knowledge, the study advocates for nature-based tourism approaches rooted in ethical engagement, cultural authenticity, and experiential place-making.</div></div><div><h3>Originality/value</h3><div>This research contributes to sustainable tourism by empirically demonstrating how responsible hiking, community-based governance, and ecological resilience can be effectively integrated within the Anthropocene context. Theoretical contributions are made through the application of Social-Ecological Systems (SES) theory, Critical Place Inquiry (CPI), and the Experiencing Place lens, all of which underscore the value of locally adaptive, culturally grounded tourism strategies that balance ecological and community well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100926"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144721223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the coexistence of ecological quality and recreational activity in urban green spaces during the summer","authors":"Jingwei Zhao,&nbsp;Panpan Wang,&nbsp;Xintao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100932","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100932","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban green spaces fulfill a variety of essential functions, with ecological quality and recreational activity being two crucial aspects. However, the literature on these two aspects has largely remained separate, with most studies exploring the determining factors of just one aspect. As a result, achieving the dual purposes of encouraging recreation participation and conserving the environment has proven to be a challenge. Ecological quality was measured by integrating the reference condition approach with the index method in 14 urban green spaces. Recreation participation was determined by counting the number of visitors engaging in recreational activities, and recreational activity diversity was calculated using the Shannon–Wiener index. Subsequently, this study calculated the coexistence of ecological quality and recreation participation, as well as the coexistence of ecological quality and recreational activity diversity. No significant relationship was observed between ecological quality and recreation participation or recreational activity diversity. More buildings and less paved areas were identified as factors that promoted the coexistence of ecological quality and recreation participation, as well as the coexistence of ecological quality and recreational activity diversity. Additionally, the coverage of woody plants positively predicted the coexistence of ecological quality and recreation participation. Visual naturalness was identified as a positive predictor, while the coverage of lawns acted as a negative predictor of the coexistence of ecological quality and recreational activity diversity. These findings provide valuable insight into the multifunctional design and management of urban green spaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100932"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144670920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does language make a difference? Exploring the hiking experience of a nation-specific online community","authors":"Peng Yang,&nbsp;Juho Pesonen","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100927","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100927","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores hiking experiences of Finns within a nation-specific online community. Understanding hiking experiences is crucial for outdoor recreation and tourism management. Academic research on the topic has so far predominantly focused on English-language content and often overlooked the contextual factor of online communities. This study aims to increase our understanding of the hiking experience by comparing two groups of Finnish reviewers: those who wrote their reviews in Finnish and those who wrote in English.</div><div>The online hiking community of our research comprises 272 individual reviewers on Tripadvisor. Among them, 155 posted reviews only in Finnish, 110 posted only in English, and 6 contributed to both languages. At the end, a total of 329 hiking-related reviews were collected, including 144 in English and 185 in Finnish. The two language groups are compared regarding contribution level, types of hikers, image sharing, travel month, satisfaction ratings, and hiking region. In addition, qualitative content analysis examined the reviews in terms of focus, tone, and audience.</div><div>Findings show shared trends such as peak hiking in July, high satisfaction levels, and frequent use of photos. However, differences emerged in engagement patterns, types of hikers, and preferred regions. English reviews often used expressive and tourist-oriented language and address broader audiences. Finnish reviews focused on practical trail details and used a nostalgic tone. Their reviews appeared more oriented toward experienced local hikers.</div><div>The study contributes to understanding hiking experiences by showing that the language of reviews matters significantly. It supports the development of multilingual communication strategies and complements socio-economic analyses. For park management, the results suggest practical strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100927"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144655739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does intensity of nature-based recreation drive environmental stewardship?","authors":"Kolsoum Heidari,&nbsp;François Gravelle","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100925","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100925","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While nature-based recreation is widely recognized for its well-being benefits, its role in fostering long-term environmental stewardship remains underexplored. This study bridges this gap by applying the Serious Leisure Perspective a framework that describes sustained, skill-intensive, and identity-building leisure participation, to examine how sustained engagement in outdoor activities cultivates ecological responsibility among recreationists in Gatineau Park, Canada. Using SmartPLS structural modeling, we analyzed survey data from 248 outdoor recreationists, assessing relationships between serious leisure (measured via the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure) and environmental concern (using the New Ecological Paradigm Scale).</div><div>Serious leisure significantly predicted environmental concern (R² = 0.563), with younger, educated participants showing heightened awareness. Subdimensions of environmental concern—anti-anthropocentrism (β = 0.329), balance of nature (β = 0.771), and ecological crisis (β = 0.766)—were strongly influenced by serious leisure engagement. Findings advance outdoor recreation research by demonstrating how serious leisure fosters place attachment and stewardship. We propose actionable strategies for park managers to design programs (e.g., skill-based workshops, citizen science) that leverage leisure engagement for sustainability outcomes. This study also can be used by park managers, environmental educators, and recreation planners looking for evidence-based strategies to encourage sustainable behaviors through leisure engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100925"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144655737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The influence of perceived freedom in leisure on visitors' psychological well-being: Evidence from Xishan National Forest Park, China","authors":"Bin Zhou ,&nbsp;Minghui Huang ,&nbsp;Minchen Huang ,&nbsp;Shintaro Kono ,&nbsp;Qihao Xiong ,&nbsp;Lulu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100920","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100920","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forest leisure experience is a recognized source of psychological well-being (PWB). However, as an essential aspect of the leisure experience, the specific influence of perceived freedom in leisure on PWB in forest parks remains understudied. Guided by Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT), we surveyed 404 forest park visitors and used PLS-SEM to analyze the data. The relationship between perceived freedom in leisure and PWB was explored, along with the moderating roles of self-restoration and education in that relationship. Findings indicated that all four dimensions of perceived freedom in leisure (perceived competence, perceived control, perceived needs, and perceived depth of involvement) were positively associated with forest park visitors’ PWB. Self-restoration strengthened the effects of perceived control and depth of involvement, yet education weakened the impact of perceived control. These findings offered new insights into the possible mechanisms through which forest park visit affects people's PWB and further provided some managerial implications for practitioners and policymakers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100920"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144570971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation to climate change in nature-based tourist destination in northern Ghana","authors":"Frederick Dapilah,&nbsp;Benjamin Aapeple Bedigbee,&nbsp;Samuel Ziem Bonye","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100918","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100918","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Increasing climate change and its impacts remain a monumental threat globally to Nature-based Tourism (NBT) destinations now and in the future. However, the complex relationship between climate change and NBT remains underexplored as there is only limited empirical evidence of their vulnerability and adaptiveness, particularly for research on NBTs in Africa. This paper examines the system-wide vulnerability and adaptation strategies of the Mole National Park (MNP) in Northern Ghana. The study combines semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and various participatory methods. The findings show that park managers and the MNP fringe communities perceived a change in the climate accompanied by extreme climate events such as drought and flood over the last two decades. The climate changes experienced in the MNP led to increased poaching and human-wildlife conflicts, declining biodiversity and ecosystem, food and water scarcity and reduced tourist viewing experience. In light of these, various adaptation strategies have been implemented by MNP stakeholders, including the construction of artificial waterholes and green buildings, controlled burning of grasses, regulation and enforcement, alternative livelihood schemes, afforestation and education programmes. Thus, the paper provides invaluable insights and responds to theoretical and empirical knowledge gaps in the burgeoning tourism and climate change research in developing countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100918"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A sport psychologist’s perspective on the mental preparation required for high-altitude trekking","authors":"Muscat Adele ,&nbsp;Boudreau Patrick","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100921","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100921","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The adventure tourism industry has been growing fast and many individuals seem to be seeking lifetime and meaningful experiences by challenging themselves in outdoor adventure activities across the globe. However, for such experiences to be positive, individuals must be adequately prepared to face the associated challenges. Applying psychological skills such as imagery, self-talk, and relaxation techniques, traditionally used in sport psychology to enhance athletes' performance, may be critical. To better understand the potential application of sport psychology-based skills in meeting the unique demands of trekking at high-altitude, an autoethnography was undertaken by an experienced sport psychologist and academic, who trekked up Kilimanjaro as part of an organised adventure tourism group. Data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to better understand outdoor adventure travel experiences from a sports psychologist’s perspective. This study highlights the importance of identifying what skills may help the novice adventurer feel more prepared to undertake high-altitude trekking. Moreover, this study highlights how psychological characteristics, such as mental toughness and resilience, developed during adventure travel may generalise to everyday life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100921"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Guiding as a profession and guiding as a way of being do not always align”: Exploring health care access, resilience and subjective well-being of nature-based tourism guides in the western United States","authors":"Carly M. Knudson,&nbsp;Jeffrey N. Rose","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the increasing prominence of nature-based tourism, a healthy workforce is necessary to sustain successful outcomes for participants and the industry as a whole. Despite substantial evidence of the benefits of nature-based tourism experiences for participants, limited scientific literature focuses on the health experiences and outcomes of nature-based tourism guides. This study disseminated an online-based survey to nature-based tourism guides in the western United States to collect both quantitative and qualitative data that inquired about aspects of health care access and well-being, as well as sought to identify unique factors guides indicate as contributing towards their health outcomes. Findings show that guides reported resilience significantly predicted differences in subjective well-being, and guides identified additional factors that impacted their health such as community strength, workplace environment, and access to health coverage. These findings help inform suggestions for nature-based tourism operators and managers to support the overall health and well-being of guides and seasonal staff.</div></div><div><h3>Management implications</h3><div>This study examined various factors that contribute to the health and well-being of nature-based tour guides. As guides are an integral component to executing successful and sustainable tourism experiences for visitors, our research findings emphasize the need for nature-based tourism managers to consider and prioritize the importance of the health and well-being of their staff. These management strategies may include providing or outsourcing resources that can protect or support guides. According to our findings, topics of concern include resilience, health insurance coverage, workplace conflict mitigation and communication strategies, harassment and discrimination trainings, and/or access to mental and physical health services. Furthermore, procedures that integrate health and well-being assessments within the company can help to further tailor trainings to fit the needs of each operation. These findings likely translate to other types of outdoor, seasonal work within the tourism and outdoor recreation professions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100917"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144563579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Not so demanding! Employing the Fuzzy-hybrid TOPSIS to explain (un)demanding whale-watcher behaviour","authors":"Chaitanya Suárez-Rojas ,&nbsp;Yen E. Lam-González ,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Martín","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100919","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100919","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Whale-watching is a significant economic activity in many regions worldwide. However, meeting whale-watchers’ expectations present sustainability challenges. This study analyses the demanding behaviour of whale-watchers using a Fuzzy-Hybrid TOPSIS method to empirically validate a ‘whale-watching (un)demanding behaviour’ synthetic index. This index predicts how socioeconomic and travel-related factors influence the level of demand placed on the activity. We assessed 19 ‘<em>importance-items’</em> (i.e., key aspects of the whale-watching experience) identifying critical covariates that shape the synthetic index. Our fieldwork surveyed 490 travellers following whale-watching excursions in the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores. Findings indicate that undemanding behaviours are desirable in whale-watching. The feature of being ‘undemanding’ is present in tourists who consider the activity's educational content and responsible environmental management over close-up whale encounters. From a managerial perspective, the index serves as a decision-making tool to promote more responsible practices in the industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100919"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144522888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}