Birdwatcher profile in the Ria Formosa Natural Park
In the Algarve the potential for birdwatching tourism is widely recognized, especially in the Ria Formosa Natural Park (RFNP). This study aims to describe birdwatchers’ profile in the RFNP. For this purpose, a survey was applied. The results show that the most frequent nationalities of birdwatch...
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| author | Andreia Costa Pedro Pintassilgo António Matias Patrícia Pinto Maria Helena Guimarães |
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| description | In the Algarve the potential for birdwatching tourism is widely
recognized, especially in the Ria Formosa Natural Park (RFNP). This study
aims to describe birdwatchers’ profile in the RFNP. For this purpose, a
survey was applied. The results show that the most frequent nationalities
of birdwatchers are: British (39%), Dutch (17%) and Portuguese (17%). The
majority of birdwatchers are male (55%) and married (57%). The average
age is 50 years old. They are highly educated (74% have an academic
degree). Concerning profession, the most frequent answer was retired
(41%). Respondents are committed to the activity as the majority possess
special equipment and practice birdwatching in vacations. This study also
tests if nationality is related to other characteristics of the birdwatchers,
by using the Kruskal-Wallis and the Chi-square tests. Overall, the results
of this study highlight that regional management organizations should
invest in developing birdwatching in the RFNP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73d915f9f3c7439dae013c3dd697153a2025-02-02T22:26:47ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662018-01-01141697810.18089/tms.2018.14106Birdwatcher profile in the Ria Formosa Natural ParkAndreia Costa0Pedro Pintassilgo1António Matias2Patrícia Pinto3Maria Helena Guimarães4University of Algarve, Faculty of Economics, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Faculty of Economics and and Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Faculty of Economics and Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, PortugalUniversity of Algarve, Faculty of Economics and Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, PortugalUniversity of Évora, Landscape Dynamics and Social Processes Group, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM), PortugalIn the Algarve the potential for birdwatching tourism is widely recognized, especially in the Ria Formosa Natural Park (RFNP). This study aims to describe birdwatchers’ profile in the RFNP. For this purpose, a survey was applied. The results show that the most frequent nationalities of birdwatchers are: British (39%), Dutch (17%) and Portuguese (17%). The majority of birdwatchers are male (55%) and married (57%). The average age is 50 years old. They are highly educated (74% have an academic degree). Concerning profession, the most frequent answer was retired (41%). Respondents are committed to the activity as the majority possess special equipment and practice birdwatching in vacations. This study also tests if nationality is related to other characteristics of the birdwatchers, by using the Kruskal-Wallis and the Chi-square tests. Overall, the results of this study highlight that regional management organizations should invest in developing birdwatching in the RFNP.https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1066/pdf_80birdwatchingbirdwatcher profileenvironmental awarenessria formosaalgarve |
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| title | Birdwatcher profile in the Ria Formosa Natural Park |
| title_full | Birdwatcher profile in the Ria Formosa Natural Park |
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| title_short | Birdwatcher profile in the Ria Formosa Natural Park |
| title_sort | birdwatcher profile in the ria formosa natural park |
| topic | birdwatching birdwatcher profile environmental awareness ria formosa algarve |
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