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Visiting a Climate-Influenced National Park: The Stability of Climate Change Perceptions
Visiting a Climate-Influenced National Park: The Stability of Climate Change Perceptions
- Source :
- Environmental Management. 52:1132-1148
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013.
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Abstract
- Understanding perceptions of global environmental issues, such as climate change, can help inform resource management, policy development, and communication with constituents. Although a considerable amount of research documents citizens' perceptions of climate change, few have investigated how interactions with climate-impacted parks and protected areas influence these perceptions, and consequently elements of environmental management. Using a mixed methods Instrument Development Approach, the researchers examined the stability of park visitors' (N = 429) climate change perceptions during a daylong interaction with climate-sensitive and influenced resources at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. Results indicate that global-level beliefs about climate change remained relatively stable during a park experience, but perceptions about climate change at the park-level (e.g., impacts) appeared more malleable. Findings also revealed the type of park experience (terrestrial vs. marine) can influence the degree of change in visitors' perceptions. Implications for communication, outreach, and park management are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Conservation of Natural Resources
Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
business.industry
National park
Climate Change
Data Collection
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Environmental resource management
Forest management
Climate change
Pollution
Structural equation modeling
Interviews as Topic
Outreach
Park management
Geography
Public Opinion
Perception
Humans
Recreation
Resource management
business
Alaska
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14321009 and 0364152X
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d361894bd5a92dcad8a2e9d00ed738e0
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-013-0153-2