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Weekend visitors' views and perceptions at an urban national forest park of Cyprus during summertime

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dc.contributor.authorKaranikola, Paraskevi
dc.contributor.authorPanagopoulos, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorTampakis, Stilianos
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:07:44Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:07:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.description.abstractUrban national forest parks provide nature preservation and recreational opportunities for socio-economically disadvantaged communities as well as tourists. We empirically examine the preferences and satisfaction of visitors in the Athalassa National Forest Park, which is located in a peri-urban area in the capital city of Cyprus. This study examines visitors' evaluation of the Athalassa in 600 face-to-face interviews during summertime weekends. A two-step cluster analysis identified two distinct clusters of visitors based on the three dimensions of satisfaction that resulted from the factor analysis and the characteristics of the visit. The dual role of the urban forest National Park was highlighted. Both local and tourist visitors were satisfied and appreciative of the setting and support services, although only the local and higher income visitors were willing to pay an entrance fee, whereas tourists avoided expressing their opinion. Management implications: This study highlighted a number of deficiencies and produced information that could be used to integrate the management decision-making process and assist in defining major lines of action for more inclusive use of urban national forest parks. The results revealed that the visitors were overall satisfied with the park, but the benefits promoted from this important green infrastructure were not evenly distributed across different sections of society with older age groups and those of lower socio-economic status were not accessing the park to the same extent as other groups, thus there is some room for improvement. However, in a time of economic crisis, the management of the park must be based on a combination of satisfying the two clusters and on improving efforts in different infrastructures.
dc.description.sponsorshipFoundation for Science and Technology [UID/SOC/04020/2013]
dc.description.sponsorshipCOST Action [FP1204]
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jort.2016.10.002
dc.identifier.issn2213-0780
dc.identifier.issn2213-0799
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13192
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bv
dc.subjectProtected Areas
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectRecreation
dc.subjectGreece
dc.subjectSatisfaction
dc.subjectValuation
dc.subjectWildlife
dc.subjectQuality
dc.titleWeekend visitors' views and perceptions at an urban national forest park of Cyprus during summertime
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FSOC%2F04020%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage121
oaire.citation.startPage112
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management
oaire.citation.volume17
oaire.fundingStream5876
person.familyNamePanagopoulos
person.givenNameThomas
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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