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Influence of Users' Connectedness to Nature on Their Support for Ropeway Establishment in Mudeungsan Provincial Park  

Kim, Sang-Oh (Dept. of Forestry, Chonnam National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.25, no.2, 2011 , pp. 235-246 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between connectedness to nature (CN) and belief on consequences (social, economic, and ecological) of establishing cable car and supportiveness to its establishment in a natural park. It also examined the relationship between socio-demographic and visiting characteristics and CN. Data were collected from 134 visitors in Mudeungsan Provincial Park (MPP) in September, 2010 through field questionnaire survey. CN was measured by using a connectedness to nature scale (CNS) revised from the Mayer and Frantz's (2004) original CNS. CN consisted of two factors: interdependence and independence. CN increased as respondents' age, education level, number of visits to MPP and number of visits to Jungbong area of MPP increase. Respondents with higher CN ratings showed stronger beliefs on negative consequences of the cable car establishment. CN, however, was not related with beliefs on positive consequences of establishing cable cars. Respondents with higher CN showed lower support about establishing cable cars.
Keywords
NATURAL PARK; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC and VISITING CHARACTERISTICS; BELIEFS; CONNECTEDNESS TO NATURE SCALE (CNS);
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