Location
Denver, Colorado USA
Information
A survey was conducted on 362 residents of a classical ecotourism destination in China to explore the impacts of both tourism economic and non-economic benefits on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) indicated that tourism economic and non-economic benefits impacted on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors through perceived positive tourism impact as a mediator. These findings enriched literatures in ecotourism and had managerial value for the practitioners in domestic ecotourism community.
Start Date
30-7-2011 8:30 AM
End Date
7-30-2011 9:30 AM
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A Study of the Impact of Tourism Economic and Non-economic Benefits on Residents' Pro-Environmental Behaviors in Community-based Ecotourism
Denver, Colorado USA
A survey was conducted on 362 residents of a classical ecotourism destination in China to explore the impacts of both tourism economic and non-economic benefits on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) indicated that tourism economic and non-economic benefits impacted on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors through perceived positive tourism impact as a mediator. These findings enriched literatures in ecotourism and had managerial value for the practitioners in domestic ecotourism community.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/refereed/ICHRIE_2011/Saturday/5