Understanding visitors' spatial behavior: a review of spatial applications in parks

GK Riungu, BA Peterson, JA Beeco, G Brown - Tourism Spaces, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
The integration of spatial concepts with social science data in natural resource management
has progressed rapidly over the past 15 years. There is now a foundational understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding how a commitment-based pledge intervention encourages pro-environmental tourist behaviour

E Cooper, S Dolnicar, B Grün - Tourism Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Existing research shows that behavioural interventions can trigger pro-environmental
behaviour change, but there is a lack of understanding around how these interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing spatial and temporal patterns of outdoor recreation in the European Alps and their surroundings

U Schirpke, C Meisch, T Marsoner, U Tappeiner - Ecosystem services, 2018 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation contributes vitally to human well-being, but spatio-temporal map** on
large scales of this ecosystem service is rarely addressed in a comprehensive manner. In …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of GNSS-based Volunteered Geographic Information for assessing visitor spatial distribution within protected areas: A case study of the Bavarian …

L Horst, K Taczanowska, F Porst, A Arnberger - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Systematic monitoring of recreational use in vulnerable ecosystems is crucial to balance
human needs and site capacities. Recently, publicly available digital data, including Global …

Using volunteered geographic information to assess park visitation: Comparing three on-line platforms

P Norman, CM Pickering - Applied geography, 2017 - Elsevier
Worldwide there has been a drastic increase in publicly available volunteered geographic
information on social media and websites (Chua et al., 2016, Goodchild, 2007, Sloan and …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying spatial overlap in the values of locals, domestic-and international tourists to protected areas

L Muñoz, V Hausner, G Brown, C Runge… - Tourism Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Nature-based tourism is increasingly encouraged to support local socioeconomic
development in and around protected areas, but managing protected areas for tourism could …

Economic value of a non-market ecosystem service: an application of the travel cost method to nature recreation in Sweden

EE Ezebilo - … Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Most ecosystem services that are not traded on markets contribute to human welfare;
however, these services are often undervalued due to the fact that their economic value is …

More than A to B: Understanding and managing visitor spatial behaviour in urban forests using public participation GIS

S Korpilo, T Virtanen, T Saukkonen… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Planning and management needs up-to-date, easily-obtainable and accurate information on
the spatial and social aspects of visitor behaviour in order to balance human use and …

Going off trails: How dispersed visitor use affects alpine vegetation

A Barros, V Aschero, A Mazzolari, LA Cavieres… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mountain protected areas provide a range of ecosystem services including conserving
biodiversity, while often providing recreation and tourism opportunities. Unfortunately …

Improving understanding and management of the complex relationship between visitor motivations and spatial behaviors in parks and protected areas

AM Sisneros-Kidd, A D'Antonio, C Monz… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increases in use and changes in the behavior of visitors to parks and protected areas (PPAs)
worldwide are challenging the ability of managers to provide for a quality visitor experience …