Visitors to protected areas in China

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2017.01.024

	Visitors to protected areas in China
	Buckley, Ralf 1; Zhong, Linsheng 2; Ma, Xiangyuan 2
刊名	BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
	2017-05-01
卷号	209 页码:83-88
关键词	Nature Reserve Management Recreation Attitudes Behaviour
ISSN号	0006-3207
DOI	10.1016/j.biocon.2017.01.024
通讯作者	Buckley, Ralf(r.buckley@griffith.edu.au)
英文摘要	Conservation managers worldwide need social science information on visitors to protected areas, as well as natural science information on species and ecosystems. Visitor attitudes and behaviours differ considerably between countries and, cultures, and these differences influence environmental impacts and management effectiveness. We present the first large-scale multi-site study of motivations, activities, satisfaction and intentions for Chinese visitors to highly biodiverse, heavily-visited Chinese protected areas. At national scale, Chinese cultural attitudes to nature, animal welfare, and threatened species differ substantially from those in Western nations. Our results indicate that these differences are less marked for park visitors than for the general public. The main goal of Chinese park visitors is unstressed appreciation of nature in unpolluted environments, and they also enjoy adventure and cultural experiences. Differences appear only at finer scale, such as wildlife interactions and birdwatching expectations. Since 15% of Chinese park visitors plan their next park visit internationally, these results are also relevant for conservation in all countries that receive Chinese tourists. We suggest that Chinese park visitors might be able to catalyse broader Chinese cultural change in attitudes towards use of threatened species. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
资助项目	Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorships[2013T2Z0012] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41171435] ; Australia China Council[ACC201200021]
WOS关键词	TOURISM EXPERIENCES ; NATURE-RESERVES ; WORLD HERITAGE ; GIANT PANDAS ; CONSERVATION ; ENVIRONMENT ; ECOTOURISM ; ATTITUDES ; HEALTH ; ISSUES
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000404308600011
资助机构	Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting Professorships ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Australia China Council
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/63139]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Buckley, Ralf
作者单位	1.Griffith Univ, Int Chair Ecotourism Res, Gold Coast 4222, Australia 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Buckley, Ralf,Zhong, Linsheng,Ma, Xiangyuan. Visitors to protected areas in China[J]. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,2017,209:83-88.
APA	Buckley, Ralf,Zhong, Linsheng,&Ma, Xiangyuan.(2017).Visitors to protected areas in China.BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,209,83-88.
MLA	Buckley, Ralf,et al."Visitors to protected areas in China".BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 209(2017):83-88.