The Effects of Recreation Experience, Environmental Attitude, and Biospheric Value on the Environmentally Responsible Behavior of Nature-Based Tourists

Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 193-208

  Lee, Tsung Hung ^a   Jan, Fen Hauh ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TRANSWORLD UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biospheric value; Environmental attitude; Environmentally responsible behavior; Nature based tourist; Recreation experience

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL MODEL; DECISION MAKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; NATURE-BASED TOURISM; NATURE-BASED TOURIST; RECREATION EXPERIENCE; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

BIOSPHERICS;

ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOSPHERE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL SCIENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENTIST; TAIWAN; TOURISM; YOUNG ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL;

TAIWAN;

ATTITUDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; RECREATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 84930276208     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0488-y     Document Type: Article

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