Examining Chinese tourists’ nature-based tourism participation behavior: Incorporating environmental concern into a constraint-negotiation model

Peng, NS and Chen, A 2016, 'Examining Chinese tourists’ nature-based tourism participation behavior: Incorporating environmental concern into a constraint-negotiation model' , Tourism Analysis : An Interdisciplinary Tourism and Hospitality Journal, 21 (2-3) , pp. 189-202.

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Abstract

Finding the balance between economic development and preservation of the natural environment is a challenging yet important task. This is a particularly pressing issue in the case of China, as it is the largest and fastest-growing market for tourism. The purpose of this research is to examine Chinese tourists’ participation in nature-based, tourism activities by incorporating tourists’ environmental concern, measured by a revised New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale, into a tourism constraint-negotiation model. The responses of 409 Chinese tourists show environmental concern will positively affect tourists’ motivation, which, in turn, will affect their negotiation strategy and ultimately their participation behavior. The theoretical and managerial implications of this study are discussed in the context of the tourism literature.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > Salford Business School > Salford Business School Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Tourism Analysis : An Interdisciplinary Tourism and Hospitality Journal
Publisher:	Cognizant Communication Corporation
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1083-5423
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Non funded research
Depositing User:	Dr. Norman Peng
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2015 10:19
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2017 00:04
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/36739

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