Social effects on crowding preferences of urban forest visitors

Arnberger, Arne; Haider, Wolfgang

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2005.04.002

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“…Some authors segment by using combined variables, including motivational or sociodemographic factors, or other psychographic factors (Farías Torbidoni et al 2005;Taczanowska et al 2006;Smith et al 2014). Typologies based on crowding perception (Arnberger & Haider 2005) or type of activity (Burns & Graefe 2002) are also common in tourism literature. Modern solutions such as fuzzy segmentation are also found (D'Urso et al 2016).…”

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Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management: a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia)

Hibner¹,

Taczanowska²,

Zięba³

et al. 2018

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Protected areas play a crucial role in the conservation of vulnerable mountain ecosystems, but at the same time they may serve as tourist destinations and attract large numbers of visitors. Areas located in close proximity to cable cars belong to some of the most challenging sites for mountain protected area management. This study focuses on two cable car areas: Kasprowy Wierch (Tatra National Park, Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Tatra National Park, Slovakia). Both sites belong to the most heavilyused leisure destinations in the Tatra Mountains. The study focused on the summer, snow-free tourist peak-season, for which there is an ongoing discussion concerning the development of cable car services. In 2014 and 2015, on-site interviews were conducted in the two study areas (n = 3 304). In order to better understand visitors' needs and goals, visitor profiling using K-means clustering was performed. Four distinct segments based on visitor motivations were identified: nature oriented (32 %), family / friends & well-being oriented (23 %), sports oriented (14 %), and a mixed segment with multiple motivations (31 %). The results show that two tourist segments were not particularly interested in nature experience, although they visited protected areas. A significant relationship between motivational segments and trip characteristics was identified. The visitor segments defined can be used practically in the management of cable car destinations located within protected areas.

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Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management: a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia)

Hibner¹,

Taczanowska²,

Zięba³

et al. 2018

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“…Consequently, large numbers of people visit these spaces for a variety of purposes throughout the year [2]. These diverse purposes and usages are arguably one of the specific characteristics of the suburban and urban open spaces [3]. The trend indicates that demands for such open spaces in the neighborhood are increasing as people become more demanding for a natural experience when seeking refuge from urbanization.…”

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Factors Influencing Visitors to Suburban Open Space Areas near a Northern Japanese City

Aikoh

Abe

Kohsaka

et al. 2012

Forests

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Visitor information often serves as the basis for the management plan of parks. However, there exist few scientific and fundamental surveys for parks and open spaces in Japan. We analyzed the correlation between the number of visitors and the various factors in a suburban open space in a northern Japanese city, Takino Park. To explain the fluctuations in the number of visitors in Takino Park, multiple regression analyses with the stepwise method were conducted. The analyses employed social factors and meteorological factors, such as the day of the week, school vacations, temperature and the weather. The results show that the most influential factor is the day of the week, i.e., Sundays and holidays. The weather is also influential as the number of visitors decreases on rainy and snowy days. Comparing different seasons of the year, we found that influential factors varied from one season to the other. A key distinguishing finding of our results is that the weather conditions at the departure site and the weather forecast are also determining factors. These findings will help park managers understand the current situations and examine future management strategies to maintain and enhance visitor satisfaction, and improve information services. OPEN ACCESSForests 2012, 3 156

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“…Within this working paper scope, by adjusting 'number of boaters' will have an impact of crowding distribution but, the adjustment will manipulate the 'enjoyment level'. Therefore, this suggests interlinking 'number of boaters' and 'time spend', looking at [9] findings on tourists' categorization: crowding-averse and crowding-tolerant. By doing so, this will help in balancing the perceived crowd and the accepted crowding ('number of people seen' and 'maximum number of people to see') factors.…”

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“…To [3], crowding '...is not simply related to the density of people in a given area, but involves a cognitive evaluation of the social and resource conditions encountered by the recreationist'. [9] who define crowding as '...a negative evaluation of use levels or number of encounters with other users', categorize crowding into crowding-averse and crowding-tolerant segments. The paradigm shift between crowding-averse and crowding-tolerant, to a certain extent, is influenced by one's psychology stability in accepting changes of the surroundings.…”

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Chenang Beach and its Crowding Capacity: A Malaysian Perspective

Mohamad

Marzuki

2014

SHS Web of Conferences

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Abstract. This working paper focuses in enjoyment factors, specifically: number of beach users, perceived maximum number of beach users accepted, perceived maximum number of beach users that affects the tourism experience and perceived maximum number of beach users that affects the beach quality. At a deeper extent, the evaluation is categorized by number of visitation, visitation motivations, and Chenang Island's push and pull factors. Relationships between variables were assessed using a two-phase evaluation framework where interestingly, only one demographic factor works with all the studied independent variables. It is also learned that the density of an area (number of people seen) is considered as an accepted crowding factor, as opposed to this working paper scope (experienced crowding). A unique relationship was observed for crowding level, and visitation satisfaction level and overall evaluation of Chenang beach quality. This working paper further supports the previous literature on the significance of beach carrying capacity management and it is learned that the idea of crowding standard is interlinks with 'gender, 'time spend' and 'number of boaters'. From findings, this

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Social effects on crowding preferences of urban forest visitors

Cited by 84 publications

References 16 publications

Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management: a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia)

Visitor profiling for cable car mountain destinations as a basis for protected area management: a case study of the summer season in the Tatra Mountains at Kasprowy Wierch (Poland) and Skalnaté Pleso (Slovakia)

Factors Influencing Visitors to Suburban Open Space Areas near a Northern Japanese City

Chenang Beach and its Crowding Capacity: A Malaysian Perspective

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