کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
92347 159949 2016 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Testing visitor produced pictures as a management strategy to study visitor experience qualities – A Swedish marine case study
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
آزمایش تصاویر تولید شده بازدیدکنندگان به عنوان یک استراتژی مدیریت برای مطالعه کیفیت تجربه بازدیدکنندگان: مطالعه موردی دریایی سوئدی
کلمات کلیدی
مدیریت اوقات فراغت در فضای باز؛ تجربیات بازدید کنندگان. تصاویر تولید شده بازدید کنندگان ؛ روش کیفی؛ سوئد
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک جنگلداری
چکیده انگلیسی

The aim of this paper is to test how visitor produced pictures can be applied in recreation management in order study, and potentially also monitor, different visitor experience qualities. To support this goal, a case study from Sweden is introduced wherein visitor produced pictures are the main methodological approach. The case study took place during summer 2014 and involved 41 participants who via smartphones took pictures of their important recreational experiences. The results revealed six different categories of experience qualities in the visitor produced pictures: natural elements, social situations, cultural environments, recreational activities, emotional reactions and disturbing factors. These categories are described with special attention to possible management implications and a better understanding of visitor experience qualities. Furthermore, the paper suggests how new technology might be useful for recreation managers. The paper concludes that visitor produced pictures have considerable potential as an informative and efficient strategy to capture and study visitor experience qualities. The development of visual methods as a monitoring approach should therefore receive more attention in recreation management.Management implicationsThis paper suggests that recreation managers should base their management actions and activities not only on information such as visitor numbers, profiles and spatial behavior. Furthermore, the paper presents a new opportunity to gather information about important visitor experience qualities. However, doing so involves several management implications, including:
• An emphasis on the importance of studying visitor experiences in recreation planning and management;
• An integration of qualitative methodology into recreation management, for instance via visitor produced pictures;
• An increase in managerial competences and training in the work with social science based, qualitative methodology;
• An understanding of the need for visitor involvement and the potential in new technology in recreation management;
• Recognition of the need for more collaboration between managers and researchers, especially concerning manager education.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism - Volume 14, June 2016, Pages 52–64
نویسندگان
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