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T1 Place Attachment in protected areas: an exploratory study
T2 Apego al lugar en áreas protegidas: un estudio exploratorio
A1 Martins, Hugo
A1 Pinheiro, António
A1 Gonçalves, Eduardo
K1 Place attachment
K1 Protected areas
K1 Place dependence
K1 Place identity
K1 Affective attachment.
K1 Social Bonds
AB With the increasing number of destinations there is a need to study visitors’ behaviour and howto achieve their loyalty. The aim of this exploratory study is to test and analyse the Place Attachment’ scalein the context of tourist destinations by considering its various dimensions. The methodology applied wasquantitative, and data collection was carried out through the use of a questionnaire survey. The territoryunder analysis was a protected area in Northern Portugal, Peneda‐Gerês, the only national park in thecountry. A total of 507 valid questionnaires were collected and subsequently coded. According to the datacollected, there are dimensions in which the degree of agreement is higher than others: the dimensions ofPlace Dependence and Place Identity stand out in relation to the dimensions of Affective Attachment andSocial Bonds. This happens because people frequent certain places more because of what the place providesor offers than for the social relationships that may occur in that place.
PB Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto de Investigación Social y Turismo
SN 1695-7121
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/32580
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/32580
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 02-jun-2024