文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Changes in Visitor Behavior in Canadian National Parks Due to Covid-19: Focusing on Visitor Spatial Location and the Distance between Park Facilities and Visitors

作者：Wang, Huaiyi[1] Lu, Xiangfei[1] Dou, Yaquan[1] Yang, Xuanqin[2] Zhao, Xiaodi[1,3]

第一作者：Wang, Huaiyi

机构：[1] Research Institute of Forest Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China; [2] College of Economics and Management, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China; [3] Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

年份：2024

外文期刊名：SSRN

收录：EI(收录号：20240509752)

语种：英文

摘要：COVID-19 has significantly impacted visitor dynamics in Canadian National Parks (NPs) while creating opportunities for Natural-Based Tourism (NBT). To investigate how COVID-19 has influenced tourism activities in NPs, we selected six NPs as research subjects and analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns and driving factors of visitor flow pre- and peri-COVID-19. Our analysis utilized various methods, including the Seasonal Concentration Index (SCI), Geographic Concentration Index (GCI), Kernel Density Estimation (KDE), and the Optimal Parameter-based Geographic Detector (OPGD), based on 48,041 pieces of social media big data collected from 2018 to 2023. The results indicate that, from a temporal perspective, COVID-19 significantly reduced visitor numbers across all six NPs, particularly in 2020 and 2021. While visitor flow has gradually increased over the past two years, it has not yet returned to pre-COVID-19 levels. Spatially, visitor distribution remains highly uneven, predominantly centered around the Town of Banff, Lake Louise, and the Town of Jasper; however, there has been a gradual dispersion of visitors to more remote and sparsely populated areas in recent years. Regarding driving factors, COVID-19 has markedly altered visitors' preferences regarding essential services and facilities at tourist destinations. The distance to hotels is no longer the primary determinant of visitor density; proximity to natural resources, such as rivers, has gained prominence. This shift suggests that COVID-19 has transformed many visitors' traditional behaviors and habits. Moving forward, it is essential to develop diversified tourism products tailored to local conditions to meet the evolving needs of the public. ? 2024, The Authors. All rights reserved.