Place Attachment in protected areas: An exploratory study
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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.pasos.2023.21.032Keywords:
Place Attachment, Protected Areas, Place Dependence, Place Identity, Affective Attachment, Social BondsAbstract
With the increasing number of destinations and thus competition, there is a need to study visitors' behaviour and how to achieve their loyalty. The aim of this exploratory study is to test and analyse the Place Attachment scale in the context of tourist destinations. The methodology applied was quantitative, and data collection was carried out through the use of a questionnaire survey. The territory under analysis was a protected area in Northern Portugal, Peneda-Gerês, the only national park in the country. A total of 507 valid questionnaires were collected and subsequently coded. According to the data collected, there are dimensions where the degree of agreement is higher than others: the dimensions of Place Dependence and Place Identity stand out over the dimensions of Affective Attachment and Social Bonds. This happens because people frequent certain places more because of what the place provides or offers than because of the social relationships that may occur in that place.
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