Antarctic visitor behaviour: are guidelines enough?
Abstract The general pattern of Antarctic tourism is well known and can be described in terms of numbers of visitors, landing sites, and general activities. However, little is known about the visitors, their behaviour, and other user characteristics. This information is vital for planning effective...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400013875 2024-06-23T07:47:15+00:00 Antarctic visitor behaviour: are guidelines enough? Davis, Pamela B. 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400013875 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400013875 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 31, issue 178, page 327-334 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400013875 2024-06-12T04:04:17Z Abstract The general pattern of Antarctic tourism is well known and can be described in terms of numbers of visitors, landing sites, and general activities. However, little is known about the visitors, their behaviour, and other user characteristics. This information is vital for planning effective visitor-management strategies. This article presents and discusses some results from a 1993/94 questionnaire conducted aboard three IAATO member ships and focuses on how visitors rated the behaviour of themselves and others vis-à-vis the IAATO voluntary visitor guidelines. It also identifies how sex, age, educational level, and ship affect guideline violation or adherence. Additionally, passenger responses to hypothetical violations are discussed, which may help to explain why violations occur. This paper stresses not how many violations occur, but why they occur, providing a new insight for future visitor management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Polar Record 31 178 327 334 |
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Abstract The general pattern of Antarctic tourism is well known and can be described in terms of numbers of visitors, landing sites, and general activities. However, little is known about the visitors, their behaviour, and other user characteristics. This information is vital for planning effective visitor-management strategies. This article presents and discusses some results from a 1993/94 questionnaire conducted aboard three IAATO member ships and focuses on how visitors rated the behaviour of themselves and others vis-à-vis the IAATO voluntary visitor guidelines. It also identifies how sex, age, educational level, and ship affect guideline violation or adherence. Additionally, passenger responses to hypothetical violations are discussed, which may help to explain why violations occur. This paper stresses not how many violations occur, but why they occur, providing a new insight for future visitor management. |
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