Title of Paper
Visitor Attitudes Toward Climate Mitigation Strategies: Influence of Travel Distance and Experience Use History
Abstract (150 Words)
Despite the growing concern of climate change, little is known about visitor attitudes toward climate mitigation strategies in nature-based tourism, especially in relation to visitors’ travel distance and experience use history (EUH). This study examined the influence of travel distance and EUH on visitors’ climate friendly behavior and their support for management actions to minimize climate change impacts in nature-based tourism destinations. A total of 1,775 visitors (69.7% response rate) completed online or paper surveys at the selected 20 Missouri state parks during 2017. Results indicated that proximate visitors were more willing to engage in climate friendly behavior, but less supportive of climate friendly management actions, as compared to distant visitors. Visitors’ EUH was significantly associated with their willingness to engage in climate friendly behavior. This study sheds light on the management of parks and other nature-based tourism destinations.
Visitor Attitudes Toward Climate Mitigation Strategies: Influence of Travel Distance and Experience Use History
Despite the growing concern of climate change, little is known about visitor attitudes toward climate mitigation strategies in nature-based tourism, especially in relation to visitors’ travel distance and experience use history (EUH). This study examined the influence of travel distance and EUH on visitors’ climate friendly behavior and their support for management actions to minimize climate change impacts in nature-based tourism destinations. A total of 1,775 visitors (69.7% response rate) completed online or paper surveys at the selected 20 Missouri state parks during 2017. Results indicated that proximate visitors were more willing to engage in climate friendly behavior, but less supportive of climate friendly management actions, as compared to distant visitors. Visitors’ EUH was significantly associated with their willingness to engage in climate friendly behavior. This study sheds light on the management of parks and other nature-based tourism destinations.