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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"visitor survey"”.
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The social role of the Museum: a visitor survey in the Cape
… based on quantitative information. A number of surveys of museum visitors and the non-visitors have been carried out overseas in an attempt to get to know more about the communities served by museums. In South Africa there is almost a total lack of such information as most museums have been too …
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An Evaluation of a Pilot Interpretive Program for National Forest Recreation Areas in East Texas
<p>A visitor survey was conducted at Ratcliff and Double Lake National Forest Recreation Areas to evaluate visitor characteristics and the effectiveness of interpretive services as a management tool. Two hundred eighty-two campers completed the visitor survey. A one hundred percent sample was …
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Human impact on the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… Supply of these commodities was estimated from a visitor activity profile obtained by combining traffic count data with timed observations on visitor behaviour. Demand was assessed from the results of a visitor survey and from information obtained from a literature review. The results of these …
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Festival Programming and Visitor Experience : Perceptions of four dimensions of festival programming quality by locals and tourists at the 2014 Reyjavík International Film Festival
… planning of scheduled activities for festival visitors. So far, however, few attempts have been made to assess the nature of festival programming and how it impacts visitor experience. Using the 2014 Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) as a case study, the purpose of this dissertation …
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Influence of Interpretation on Visitors' Knowledge Gain and Respect for Fossil Resources in a National Monument
… and long-term knowledge gains from a trip to the Visitor Center and the influence of a specially designed fossil respect message on the fossil protection beliefs of Monument visitors. The Visitor Center was successful in conveying information about the fossil resource and story of Fossil Lake, and …
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Visitors: their choice of activities and the importance of on-site interpretation in enhancing their overall experience at a World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, UK.
… at both natural and cultural sites as a soft visitor management tool where typically it might aim to develop an understanding and appreciation of the site as well as encouraging the appropriate on-site behaviour from the visitors. This study is primarily concerned with the on-site experience …
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Tourism on a Scenic Byway: Destination Image and Economic Impacts of the Beartooth Highway
Many tourism destination managers know who their visitors are and how they are perceived by them. However, when new destinations begin to take shape, understanding these perceptions and meeting the expectations of visitors can be a difficult task. Destination image provides the ability to explore …
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Tourism on a Scenic Byway: Destination Image and Economic Impacts of the Beartooth Highway
Many tourism destination managers know who their visitors are and how they are perceived by them. However, when new destinations begin to take shape, understanding these perceptions and meeting the expectations of visitors can be a difficult task. Destination image provides the ability to explore …
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Developing authentic foodservices to support the development of tourist attractions in Ghana.
… have the potential to enhance the experience of visitors to a wide range of visitor attractions. As such introducing authentic foodservice outlets could potentially play significant role in the development of cultural-heritage and natural attractions in Ghana. Consuming local traditional foods …
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Grazing in the urban environment : An economic and social appraisal of conservation grazing schemes.
… grazing was assessed through the use of a visitor survey at Keppel's Field Local Nature Reserve, located in the urban fringe of Rotherham. The cost-effectiveness of grazing was analysed through a comparison with the widely used alternative method of management - cutting. In addition the …
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Ecotourism and engagement with freshwater biodiversity: a case study of three Scottish lochs
… in Scotland used mixed methods, including a visitor survey and semi-directed interviews, to explore the perspectives of different stakeholder groups – visitors, local communities, and conservation and tourism professionals. The critical realist and interdisciplinary approach taken in this …
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Sustainable transport in rural tourism: a social practice perspective of visitor travel experiences in the New Forest National Park.
… Park as a case study area to examine how visitors use transport to reach and travel around the area to develop a framework for the appraisal of transport provision in rural tourism areas. This is achieved by taking a social practices perspective to develop a comprehensive and …
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The Use of visitor management techniques to protect a fragile environment.
… if there was a lack of management focus on the visitors. Visitor management plays a vital role in a tourism destination in terms of increasing visitors' experience and level of enjoyment, as well as modifying their on-site behaviour to be more appropriate. Through a combination of various …
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Informal recreation in upland Britain : a comparative study of two sites in Lancashire
… Changes associated with large numbers of visitors may be plain to see, but less noticeable changes induced in areas of lower use may be just as important to the preservation of the natural habitat; such changes may be difficult to detect without expensive and time-consuming research.The …
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Þingvellir til framtíðar:Álagsmat í þjóðgarðinum á Þingvöllum
Ferðaþjónusta er stór atvinnugreiná heimsvísu og hefur hún vaxið hratt undanfarna sex áratugi. Þjóðgarðar eru vinsæll áfangastaður ferðamanna. Á Íslandi eru þrír þjóðgarðar og þeirra elstur er þjóðgarðurinn á Þingvöllum.Þingvellir eru merkur staður fyrir margar sakir en þar var elsta þing í heimi …
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Zoo exhibit design: the influence of animal visibility on visitor experience
… popular among zoo designers as well as zoo visitors. However, one problem associated with naturalistic exhibits is that many times visitors cannot see the animals. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the effect of this lack of visibility on visitor experience. Other goals of …