Environmental orientations and environmental behaviour: perceptions of protected area tourism stakeholders
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Article Title | Environmental orientations and environmental behaviour: perceptions of protected area tourism stakeholders |
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ERA Journal ID | 19693 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Imran, Sophia (Author), Alam, Khorshed (Author) and Beaumont, Narelle (Author) |
Journal Title | Tourism Management: research, policies, practice |
Journal Citation | 40, pp. 290-299 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0261-5177 |
1879-3193 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.003 |
Abstract | There are numerous studies in the academic literature which assert that environmental attitudes can influence the process of sustainable tourism in protected areas. To test this claim, this research was undertaken in Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan. The purpose of the research was to examine the differences in environmental orientations of four stakeholder groups associated with protected area tourism and to determine the factors that might influence their intentions to engage in environmentally responsible behaviour. The New Ecological Paradigm scale was used to assess environmental orientations. In addition, interviews were conducted to examine the factors that impacted these orientations. The results show significant differences among the stakeholders' orientations towards the environment and multiple factors that influence stakeholders' intention to engage in environmental conservation and sustainable tourism, namely economic benefits, awareness and information, top down governance and resource use rights. |
Keywords | conservation; environmental behaviour; environmental orientations; mixed method; protected area tourism; stakeholder groups; Pakistan; Karakoram National Park |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified |
410404. Environmental management | |
350805. Tourism resource appraisal | |
Public Notes | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q209q/environmental-orientations-and-environmental-behaviour-perceptions-of-protected-area-tourism-stakeholders
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