Visitor perceptions of World Heritage value at Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
| Autor: | Brijesh Thapa, Nabin Baral, Helen Hazen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Value (ethics)
National park media_common.quotation_subject Visitor pattern 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Context (language use) Universal value Exploratory factor analysis Geography Environmental protection Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management 0502 economics and business Beauty 050211 marketing Ordered logit Socioeconomics 050212 sport leisure & tourism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 25:1494-1512 |
| ISSN: | 1747-7646 0966-9582 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09669582.2017.1291647 |
| Popis: | World Heritage sites must exhibit outstanding universal value, integrity, and authenticity. Based on this context, this study examined whether visitors to Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal (World Heritage Site inscribed under criteria vii in 1979) recognized it for its exceptional beauty and aesthetics. This study explored the basic concept of perceived park authenticity at this site, and associated factors that influenced the perception of World Heritage values. Questionnaire surveys were administered to 522 international visitors at the park. Exploratory factor analysis and ordinal logistic regression were used for analysis. Results indicated that visitors perceived the park to be authentic, preserved integrity, and constituted outstanding universal value. Additional regression results identified that overall trip satisfaction and educational level were statistically significant predictors of perceptions of authenticity, integrity and outstanding universal value of the park. Prior vi... |
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