What influences tourists' intention to participate in the Zero Litter Initiative in mountainous tourism areas: A case study of Huangshan National Park, China

Hu, Huan; Zhang, Jinhe; Wang, Chang; Yu, Peng; Chu, Guang

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.114

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“…Traditional management and regulation strategies essentially presuppose that tourists have negative impacts on the environmental resources of tourist destinations [6]. Nevertheless, many findings indicate that tourists have proactive environmental friendly behaviors during their trips, such as picking up their own litter [7], protecting rare flora and fauna, conserving historic and cultural buildings and statues [8], and volunteering and donating for the sustainable development of tourism destinations [9,10]. These behaviors of tourists are also referred to as Tourists' Environmentally Responsible Behaviors (TERB), which have been described as minimizing environmentally unfriendly activities and displaying a willingness to protect the environment in the context of a tour by Lee, Jan, and Yang [11].…”

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Determinants and Mechanisms of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: Applying and Extending the Value-Identity-Personal Norm Model in China

Wei²,

Chen

2019

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It is well recognized that tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior is a prominent contributor to the sustainable development of tourist destinations. Based on the original Value-Identity-Personal norm (VIP) model and self-efficacy theory, this study proposes an extended VIP model for exploring the generalized determinants of tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior and investigating the impact mechanism of this behavior in China. A total number of 435 self-reported questionnaires were collected on a professional online survey platform. Our research results indicated that the extended VIP model could significantly and validly explain tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior. Specifically, biospheric values have an indirect but rooted effect on tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior. Furthermore, two indirect paths play the same mediational role between biospheric values and tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior. The findings expand the application field of the VIP model, contribute to a better understanding for academic researchers of tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior and shed light on managerial implications for practitioners in the sustainable development of tourist destinations.

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Determinants and Mechanisms of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: Applying and Extending the Value-Identity-Personal Norm Model in China

Wei²,

Chen

2019

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“…The proportion of plastics, however, increases noticeably from year to year. This fraction is composed mainly of different types of drinks packaging (Hu et al 2018b), the popularity of which is due mainly to their low weight and the availability of different sizes to meet different requirements (Kaseva & Moirana 2010;Kuniyal et al 2003). Plastic waste currently accounts for about 40% of all waste collected from TNP's routes.…”

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“…However, negative impacts of human presence on these environmentally valu-able areas have also been observed (Díez Gutiérrez et al 2017;Ghoddousi et al 2018;Tolvanen & Kangas 2016). In addition to such manifestations of human pressure as the destruction of flora and soil on the trails and in their vicinity (D'Antonio et al 2013;Kidd et al 2015;Pickering et al 2010), noise (Iglesias Merchan et al 2014) and air pollution, human presence in protected areas also brings the problem of littering (Hu et al 2018b;Kuniyal et al 2003;Pickering et al 2010;Zhong et al 2011).…”

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“…They indicate a large amount and variety of waste in these areas. The authors focus mainly on identifying ways to reduce waste (Almeida Cunha 2010; Hu et al 2018b) and, by identifying common types of waste, indicate directions for recycling or re-use (Kaseva & Moirana 2010). However, defining the most effective waste-collection and removal strategy for litter on tourist trails has still not been solved.…”

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The problem of solid waste on the tourist trails of Tatra National Park, Poland

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2020

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Litter left behind on tourist trails is a persistent problem in national parks, regardless of the country in which the park is situated. The present article analyses the amount of waste on tourist trails in the most popular natural park in Poland, Tatra National Park (TNP), a small area of a mountainous character which is heavily used by tourists. Tourists who use the Tatra trails leave from 140 to 180 m 3 solid waste there per year. Its presence in parks, as well as being unsightly, is a potential risk for fauna and flora. 90% of the waste collected from the trails in TNP is hard or non-biodegradable waste. The waste from TNP's tourists trails needs to be considered in its totality, as recyclable fractions make up about 70% of all rubbish disposed of, and so areas such as TNP should be subject to organized waste management. It was found that the particular strategy implemented significantly affects the amount of waste from the tourist trails that is actually collected and disposed of. The key element for the efficient functioning of the waste-management strategy is the consistent implementation of an action plan that takes into account the specific nature of the area and the principles under which it is made available to tourists. Particularly significant are the frequency and regularity with which rubbish is removed. Moreover, there is a need to raise public awareness regarding waste left on tourists trails in TNP.

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“…Park trails maintained for off-roading crisscross the habitat areas of endangered species, and the presence of tourists causes alterations in habitat structures leading to temporary or permanent habitat loss [19]. As per Esfandiar, Dowling and Pearce [20] and Hu, Zhang, Wang, Yu, and Chu [21], many of these 'new' tourists originate from urban areas where a civic body is responsible for removal of rubbish and maintenance of green spaces. Occasionally, tourists unknowingly cause ecological impacts when they break the rules at holiday destinations.…”

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Investigating Environmental Transgressions at Corbett Tiger Reserve, India

2019

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Through a qualitative lens involving both in-depth interviews and focus groups, this research attempts to probe the issues of environmental transgressions caused by tourists and tourism providers in one of the oldest and largest national parks in India, the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), Uttrakhand. It reveals that even though tourism stakeholders are conscious of environmental transgressions, concrete efforts towards environmentally sustainable practices in CTR do not seem to be a priority. Nevertheless, this research suggests that visitor's noncompliant behavior may be altered by enhancing place attachment through repeat visitations, improving visitor experiences, and effective information dissemination. Also, future tourism operations may require a reduction in environmental transgressions through the creation of an agency that can assist community-based tourism operations.

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What influences tourists' intention to participate in the Zero Litter Initiative in mountainous tourism areas: A case study of Huangshan National Park, China

Cited by 100 publications

References 55 publications

Determinants and Mechanisms of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: Applying and Extending the Value-Identity-Personal Norm Model in China

Determinants and Mechanisms of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: Applying and Extending the Value-Identity-Personal Norm Model in China

The problem of solid waste on the tourist trails of Tatra National Park, Poland

Investigating Environmental Transgressions at Corbett Tiger Reserve, India

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