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A Study on Visitors' Characteristics and Cognition in Regard to Damage of Nature Environment in Different Types of Ecotourism Destination  

Lee, Ho-Young (Graduate School, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.)
Oh, Choong-Hyeon (Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.2, 2012 , pp. 264-272 More about this Journal
Abstract
For understanding the tourists' characteristics of several types of ecotourism sites, we surveyed and analyzed the demographic characteristics, travel motivations and cognition of damage in Bukhansan trail, Upo marshes, Jirisan trail and Uljin Keumgang pine tree trail. The field survey were conducted through face-to-face interviews. In the case of Bukhansan trail, many people came to build up their health, so the ratio of eco-tourists and the awareness of environmental damage was low. In Upo marshes, there were many group tourists who want to enhance friendship between the colleagues. And the ratio of eco-tourists, enjoying several activities such as observation or experience about the ecosystems of wetland and bird watching appeared high, but the cognition of tourists about the damage of natural environment was low because the flatland type tour site, Upo marshes has less damage factors comparing with mountain type tour sites. In Jirisan trail, eco-tourists, nature tourists and mass tourists appeared mixed and the cognition of damage was higher than that of flatland type. In the case of Uljin Keumgang pine tree trail, almost indices showed higher values than other sites because the tourists who visited there have high cognition of eco-tourism and nature conservation by limiting entrance. Tourists were generally accepted positively the control method such as collection of entrance fee and visitor reservation system when natural damages are expected.
Keywords
DEMOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TRAVEL MOTIVATION; ENTRANCE FEE; VISITOR RESERVATION SYSTEM;
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