1,462
Views
38
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The motivations and environmental attitudes of nature-based visitors to protected areas in Hong Kong

&
Pages 28-38 | Received 14 Jun 2013, Accepted 02 Aug 2013, Published online: 16 Sep 2013

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (7)

Lewis T. O. Cheung & Fook Yee Wong. (2022) Overview the Values of the Long-distance Trails in the Country Parks of Hong Kong. Tourism Planning & Development 19:3, pages 187-203.
Read now
Alice S.Y. Chow, Irene N.Y. Cheng & Lewis T.O. Cheung. (2019) Self-determined travel motivations and ecologically responsible attitudes of nature-based visitors to the Ramsar wetland in South China. Annals of Leisure Research 22:1, pages 42-61.
Read now
Lewis T. O. Cheung, Alex Y. H. Lo & Lincoln Fok. (2017) Recreational specialization and ecologically responsible behaviour of Chinese birdwatchers in Hong Kong. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 25:6, pages 817-831.
Read now
Karen S. W. Liu, Gloria R. Gou & Lewis T. O. Cheung. (2016) Understanding participants’ motivation and willingness to pay for joining ecotourism training courses in Hong Kong. Asian Geographer 33:1, pages 23-34.
Read now
Charmaine K.W. Fung & C.Y. Jim. (2015) Segmentation by motivation of Hong Kong Global Geopark visitors in relation to sustainable nature-based tourism. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 22:1, pages 76-88.
Read now
Lewis T.O. Cheung, Lincoln Fok & Wei Fang. (2014) Understanding geopark visitors' preferences and willingness to pay for global geopark management and conservation. Journal of Ecotourism 13:1, pages 35-51.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (31)

Therese Löfroth, Sonia Merinero, Johanna Johansson, Eva-Maria Nordström, Emma Sahlström, Jörgen Sjögren & Thomas Ranius. (2023) “Land-sparing benefits biodiversity while land-sharing benefits ecosystem services”: Stakeholders’ perspectives on biodiversity conservation strategies in boreal forests. Ambio 53:1, pages 20-33.
Crossref
Ke Zhang, Theresa W.L. Lam, Anson T.H. Ma, Lincoln Fok & Lewis T.O. Cheung. (2023) Recreational specialization and the marine-based conservation behaviour intention of recreational divers in Hong Kong. Science of The Total Environment 899, pages 165664.
Crossref
Vladimir Stojanović, Maja Mijatov Ladičorbić, Aleksandra S. Dragin, Marija Cimbaljević, Sanja Obradović, Dragan Dolinaj, Tamara Jovanović, Anđelija Ivkov-Džigurski, Jelena Dunjić, Milena Nedeljković Knežević & Vladimir Marković. (2023) Tourists’ Motivation in Wetland Destinations: Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve Case Study (Mura-Drava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve). Sustainability 15:12, pages 9598.
Crossref
Suzanne Amaro, Nair Balula Chaves, Carla Henriques & Cristina Barroco. (2023) Motivation-Based Segmentation of Visitors to a UNESCO Global Geopark. Geoheritage 15:2.
Crossref
Satria Fadil Persada, Yogi Tri Prasetyo, I. Gusti Ayu Pramoedya Maharani, Bahalwan Apriyansyah, Ardvin K. S. Ong, Michael Nayat Young, Reny Nadlifatin, Etsa Astridya Setiyati, Mardhatillah Shanti, Riesta Devi Kumalasari, Sahnaz Ubud, Raden Aditya Kristamtomo Putra, Helena Hanindya Kartika Putri, Gilbert Aldrich Gunawan, Ida Bagus Ananta Wijaya, Asih Zunaidah, Gabriella Sagita Putri, Yuventia Prisca, Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi & Mohammad Razif. (2023) How Tourists Reacted to Ecotourism during COVID-19: Insights on Its Sustainability from a Multivariate Analysis Based on the Case of Banyuwangi. Sustainability 15:2, pages 1440.
Crossref
Zaiton Samdin, Siti Intan Nurdiana Wong Abdullah & Thanam Subramaniam. 2023. Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services in Improving Livelihoods For Local Communities. Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services in Improving Livelihoods For Local Communities 155 178 .
Esra KAYA & Pınar GÜLTEKİN. (2022) TÜRKİYE'DE AİLE VE ÇOCUK ODAKLI EKOTURİZM KAMPLARININ VE SOSYAL ETKİLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİEVALUATION OF FAMILY AND CHILD ORIENTED ECOTOURISM CAMPSITES AND THEIR SOCIAL EFFECTS IN TURKEY. Gastroia: Journal of Gastronomy And Travel Research 6:3 (Special Issue: ICTEBS), pages 564-584.
Crossref
Simangele Dlamini, Solomon G. Tesfamichael & Tholang Mokhele. (2022) A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives. Environmental Reviews 30:4, pages 552-562.
Crossref
Grace Y.S. Leung, Hadar Hazan & Christian S. Chan. (2022) Exposure to nature in immersive virtual reality increases connectedness to nature among people with low nature affinity. Journal of Environmental Psychology 83, pages 101863.
Crossref
Yanju Luo, Jinyang Deng, Chad Pierskalla, Ju-hyoung Lee & Jiayao Tang. (2022) New Ecological Paradigm, Leisure Motivation, and Wellbeing Satisfaction: A Comparative Analysis of Recreational Use of Urban Parks before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak. Land 11:8, pages 1224.
Crossref
Mauricio Carvache-Franco, Orly Carvache-Franco, Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua, Wilmer Carvache-Franco & Allan Perez-Orozco. (2021) Sociodemographic aspects and their relationship with motivations, satisfaction and loyalty in ecotourism: a study in Costa Rica. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 12:3, pages 209-224.
Crossref
Uswathul Hasana, Sampada Kumar Swain & Babu George. (2022) A bibliometric analysis of ecotourism: A safeguard strategy in protected areas. Regional Sustainability 3:1, pages 27-40.
Crossref
Ana Cristina Rempel de Oliveira, Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos & Heros Augusto Santos Lobo. (2020) Environmental Attitudes and Tourist Satisfaction in Overloaded Natural Protected Areas. Journal of Travel Research 60:8, pages 1667-1676.
Crossref
Jinguang Zhang, Yingyi Cheng & Bing Zhao. (2021) Assessing the inequities in access to peri-urban parks at the regional level: A case study in China’s largest urban agglomeration. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 65, pages 127334.
Crossref
Kelvin Jun Yin So, Chi Chiu Cheang, Tin Yan Hui & Janet Kit Yan Chan. (2021) Understanding the behavioural gap between perceived and actual environmental behaviour: Investigating the clam-harvesting pattern in Hong Kong SAR, China. Journal of Cleaner Production 316, pages 128259.
Crossref
István Egresi, Supun Lahiru Prakash, Buddhika Maduraperruma, Amila Withanage, Aruna Weerasingha, Ştefan Dezsi & Bianca Sorina Răcăşan. (2021) What Affects Support for Wetland Tourism? A Case Study from Sri Lanka. Sustainability 13:16, pages 8802.
Crossref
Anson T.H. Ma, Theresa W.L. Lam, Lewis T.O. Cheung & Lincoln Fok. (2021) Protected areas as a space for pandemic disease adaptation: A case of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Landscape and Urban Planning 207, pages 103994.
Crossref
Jinguang Zhang, Yingyi Cheng & Bing Zhao. (2021) How to accurately identify the underserved areas of peri-urban parks? An integrated accessibility indicator. Ecological Indicators 122, pages 107263.
Crossref
Nancy Kaseki Musembi, Louise Ngugi & Methuselah Bichage. (2020) Service tangibility on repeat visits in two-five star rated hotels in Nairobi County. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 9:5, pages 333-340.
Crossref
Lewis T.O. Cheung, Anson T.H. Ma, Theresa W.L. Lam, Alice S.Y. Chow, Lincoln Fok & C.C. Cheang. (2020) Predictors of the environmentally responsible behaviour of participants: An empirical investigation of interpretative dolphin-watching tours. Global Ecology and Conservation 23, pages e01153.
Crossref
Bijan Abadi, Arash Yadollahi, Ahmad Bybordi & Mehdi Rahmati. (2020) The contribution of diverse motivations for adhering to soil conservation initiatives and the role of conservation agriculture features in decision-making. Agricultural Systems 182, pages 102849.
Crossref
Alice S.Y. Chow, Anson T.H. Ma, Gwendolyn K.L. Wong, Theresa W.L. Lam & Lewis T.O. Cheung. (2019) The Impacts of Place Attachment on Environmentally Responsible Behavioral Intention and Satisfaction of Chinese Nature-Based Tourists. Sustainability 11:20, pages 5585.
Crossref
Lewis T.O. Cheung, Anson T.H. Ma, Karen M.Y. Lee, John C.K. Lee & Yan L. Lo. (2019) How does political orientation influence one’s environmental attitude and behaviour? Debate over country park conservation in Hong Kong. Environmental Science & Policy 99, pages 115-122.
Crossref
Xijing Cui, Gyehee Lee, Seung Jea Lee & Taegoo Terry Kim. (2019) Structural Relationships among Antecedents to Perceived Value of Ecotourism for Sichuan Giant Pandas in China. Sustainability 11:1, pages 210.
Crossref
Anson T.H. Ma, Alice S.Y. Chow, Lewis T.O. Cheung & Shuwen Liu. (2018) Self-determined travel motivation and environmentally responsible behaviour of Chinese visitors to national forest protected areas in South China. Global Ecology and Conservation 16, pages e00480.
Crossref
Anson Ma, Alice Chow, Lewis Cheung, Karen Lee & Shuwen Liu. (2018) Impacts of Tourists’ Sociodemographic Characteristics on the Travel Motivation and Satisfaction: The Case of Protected Areas in South China. Sustainability 10:10, pages 3388.
Crossref
Lewis T.O. Cheung & Dennis L.H. Hui. (2018) Influence of residents’ place attachment on heritage forest conservation awareness in a peri-urban area of Guangzhou, China. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 33, pages 37-45.
Crossref
Irene Kamenidou, Spyridon Mamalis & Zoe Alexandrou. 2018. Economy, Finance and Business in Southeastern and Central Europe. Economy, Finance and Business in Southeastern and Central Europe 523 535 .
Ayhan Akyol & Ersin Akbulut. (2017) The importance of visitor characteristics and perceptions in the planning and effective management of protected areas: Kurşunlu Waterfall Natural Park example. Turkish Journal of Forestry | Türkiye Ormancılık Dergisi 18:3, pages 197-206.
Crossref
Alex Y. Lo, Jason A. Byrne & C.Y. Jim. (2017) How climate change perception is reshaping attitudes towards the functional benefits of urban trees and green space: Lessons from Hong Kong. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 23, pages 74-83.
Crossref
Lewis T. O. Cheung. (2015) The Effect of Geopark Visitors’ Travel Motivations on their Willingness to pay for Accredited Geo-guided Tours. Geoheritage 8:3, pages 201-209.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.