Interpretation, activity participation and environmental attitudes of visitors to Penguin Island, Western Australia
Natural area management agencies use on-site interpretation, in part, to communicate messages based on themes of conservation. These themes stem from the legislative mandate to protect ecologically significant areas. Many of these areas are also popular destinations for a range of visitor activities...
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ftcurtin:oai:espace.curtin.edu.au:20.500.11937/30676 2023-06-11T04:15:50+02:00 Interpretation, activity participation and environmental attitudes of visitors to Penguin Island, Western Australia Hughes, Michael Morrison, A. 2005 fulltext https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30676 https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920590959587 unknown Taylor and Francis Inc http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30676 doi:10.1080/08941920590959587 natural area Penguin Island visitor survey environmental attitude knowledge Interpretation Journal Article 2005 ftcurtin https://doi.org/20.500.11937/3067610.1080/08941920590959587 2023-05-30T19:36:09Z Natural area management agencies use on-site interpretation, in part, to communicate messages based on themes of conservation. These themes stem from the legislative mandate to protect ecologically significant areas. Many of these areas are also popular destinations for a range of visitor activities. This provides the context onto which management overlays their emphasis on protection of often fragile and unique ecosystems. Penguin Island, Western Australia, is an example of one such site. Visitors were surveyed immediately before and after the island experience to ascertain any influence on knowledge and environmental attitude. Analysis focussed on a sub-sample of respondents undertaking different categories of activities while being exposed to the same on-site interpretation. All activity groups seemed to recall factual information equally but environmental attitudes toward the island were influenced significantly differently. Article in Journal/Newspaper Penguin Island Curtin University: espace Penguin Island ENVELOPE(-57.926,-57.926,-62.102,-62.102) Society & Natural Resources 18 7 611 624 |
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Natural area management agencies use on-site interpretation, in part, to communicate messages based on themes of conservation. These themes stem from the legislative mandate to protect ecologically significant areas. Many of these areas are also popular destinations for a range of visitor activities. This provides the context onto which management overlays their emphasis on protection of often fragile and unique ecosystems. Penguin Island, Western Australia, is an example of one such site. Visitors were surveyed immediately before and after the island experience to ascertain any influence on knowledge and environmental attitude. Analysis focussed on a sub-sample of respondents undertaking different categories of activities while being exposed to the same on-site interpretation. All activity groups seemed to recall factual information equally but environmental attitudes toward the island were influenced significantly differently. |
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Interpretation, activity participation and environmental attitudes of visitors to Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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