Ecotourists' intentions, worldviews, environmental values: does climate change matter?

Atzeni, M, Kim, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-0312, Del Chiappa, G and Wassler, P, 2022. Ecotourists' intentions, worldviews, environmental values: does climate change matter? Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 25: 100723. ISSN 2212-571X

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Abstract

Although ecotourism has been widely researched, much of potential ecotourists’ characteristics, attitudes, and worldviews are still poorly understood - particularly concerning climate change. This study profiles a sample of 2733 Italians based on their intention to undertake ecotourism and to ascertain whether significant differences exist among them based on their socio-demographic characteristics, psychological distance of climate change and worldviews (i.e. materialism), and their intention to act to cope with climate change. The study identifies three clusters including high-ecotourism-intention, neutral-ecotourism-intention, and low-ecotourism-intention - significantly differing in sociodemographic characteristics (i.e. family members, level of education, occupation, occupation sector, and association membership), psychological distance, materialism, and intention to act. Potential ecotourists show themselves more sensitive and concerned towards climate change and overall, more prone to act on it. Contributions to the body of knowledge and managerial implications are discussed and suggestions for further research are given.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Destination Marketing and Management
Creators:	Atzeni, M., Kim, S., Del Chiappa, G. and Wassler, P.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	September 2022
Volume:	25
ISSN:	2212-571X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.jdmm.2022.100723 DOI 1563407 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	22 Sep 2022 09:34
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2023 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/47072

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