Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being
Cultural ecosystem services embedded in urban green spaces play a vital yet often underappreciated role in shaping tourists’ well-being. This study investigates the perceived contributions of cultural ecosystem services to tourist well-being in Zaribar Coastal Park, a multifunctional u...
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| description | Cultural ecosystem services embedded in urban green spaces play a vital yet often underappreciated role in shaping tourists’ well-being. This study investigates the perceived contributions of cultural ecosystem services to tourist well-being in Zaribar Coastal Park, a multifunctional urban green space located in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Drawing on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework, ten cultural ecosystem services dimensions were examined through a structured survey of 300 domestic tourists. The sample was selected via Mitra and Lankford’s method, and data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings reveal that outdoor recreation, aesthetic appreciation, social relations, cultural heritage, educational values, and sense of place significantly enhance tourists’ well-being, while cultural diversity, inspiration, knowledge systems, and spiritual values exerted limited or statistically insignificant effects. This study advances theoretical understanding by refining the cultural ecosystem services–well-being linkage within urban tourism contexts and demonstrating the contextual specificity of cultural ecosystem services impacts. Practically, the findings underscore the need for tourism planners and policymakers to integrate cultural ecosystem services into destination design and management strategies. Prioritizing experiential, aesthetic, and recreational dimensions of cultural ecosystem services can foster more inclusive, sustainable, and human-centered urban tourism models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35fe5abc3e79480488fb2943ba10d6652025-08-20T03:30:18ZengBulgarian Geographical SocietyJournal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society2738-81152025-07-015312810.3897/jbgs.e144418144418Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-beingArman Rastkhadiv0Aisa Fouladi1Jafar Bapiri2University of TabrizUniversity of TabrizUniversity of KurdistanCultural ecosystem services embedded in urban green spaces play a vital yet often underappreciated role in shaping tourists’ well-being. This study investigates the perceived contributions of cultural ecosystem services to tourist well-being in Zaribar Coastal Park, a multifunctional urban green space located in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Drawing on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework, ten cultural ecosystem services dimensions were examined through a structured survey of 300 domestic tourists. The sample was selected via Mitra and Lankford’s method, and data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings reveal that outdoor recreation, aesthetic appreciation, social relations, cultural heritage, educational values, and sense of place significantly enhance tourists’ well-being, while cultural diversity, inspiration, knowledge systems, and spiritual values exerted limited or statistically insignificant effects. This study advances theoretical understanding by refining the cultural ecosystem services–well-being linkage within urban tourism contexts and demonstrating the contextual specificity of cultural ecosystem services impacts. Practically, the findings underscore the need for tourism planners and policymakers to integrate cultural ecosystem services into destination design and management strategies. Prioritizing experiential, aesthetic, and recreational dimensions of cultural ecosystem services can foster more inclusive, sustainable, and human-centered urban tourism models.https://jbgs.arphahub.com/article/144418/download/pdf/Marivan cityMitra and Lankford’s methodoutdoor |
| spellingShingle | Arman Rastkhadiv Aisa Fouladi Jafar Bapiri Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society Marivan city Mitra and Lankford’s method outdoor |
| title | Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being |
| title_full | Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being |
| title_fullStr | Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being |
| title_short | Perceived cultural ecosystem services in Zaribar Coastal Park: Implications for tourist well-being |
| title_sort | perceived cultural ecosystem services in zaribar coastal park implications for tourist well being |
| topic | Marivan city Mitra and Lankford’s method outdoor |
| url | https://jbgs.arphahub.com/article/144418/download/pdf/ |
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