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The COVID-19 outdoor recreation boom - A comparative case study of motivational based national park visitation in Germany and Sweden

Carlsson, Isabell LU and Mundszinger, Julian LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
COVID-19 has generated a visitor increase to national parks, posing challenges, such as littering and crowding. Understanding visitor motivation can help the national park management to better facilitate the dual objective of providing recreational opportunities and nature protection. This thesis studies the motivation of national park visitors and the pandemic's impact on motivation, by comparing the cases of Söderåsen (Sweden) and Black Forest (Germany). We gather data by conducting interviews(N=22) and surveys (N=301). For the survey, we used Driver’s Recreation Experience Preference scale. A factor analysis revealed five motivational factors, with Holistic nature experience being of greatest importance. It further revealed that... (More)
COVID-19 has generated a visitor increase to national parks, posing challenges, such as littering and crowding. Understanding visitor motivation can help the national park management to better facilitate the dual objective of providing recreational opportunities and nature protection. This thesis studies the motivation of national park visitors and the pandemic's impact on motivation, by comparing the cases of Söderåsen (Sweden) and Black Forest (Germany). We gather data by conducting interviews(N=22) and surveys (N=301). For the survey, we used Driver’s Recreation Experience Preference scale. A factor analysis revealed five motivational factors, with Holistic nature experience being of greatest importance. It further revealed that COVID-19 had differing impacts on the visitors’ motivation. The interviews supported these findings and provided further motivational insights. As a result of this work, the management of Söderåsen and Black Forest gained knowledge about their visitors and Driver’s motivational scales have been further tested. (Less)
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author
Carlsson, Isabell LU and Mundszinger, Julian LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Söderåsen, Black Forest, REP scale, Sustainability Science, Outdoor recreation, National Park management
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:026
language
English
additional info
Both authors contributed equally to the work.
id
9084251
date added to LUP
2022-06-09 10:46:14
date last changed
2022-06-09 10:46:14
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  abstract     = {{COVID-19 has generated a visitor increase to national parks, posing challenges, such as littering and crowding. Understanding visitor motivation can help the national park management to better facilitate the dual objective of providing recreational opportunities and nature protection. This thesis studies the motivation of national park visitors and the pandemic's impact on motivation, by comparing the cases of Söderåsen (Sweden) and Black Forest (Germany). We gather data by conducting interviews(N=22) and surveys (N=301). For the survey, we used Driver’s Recreation Experience Preference scale. A factor analysis revealed five motivational factors, with Holistic nature experience being of greatest importance. It further revealed that COVID-19 had differing impacts on the visitors’ motivation. The interviews supported these findings and provided further motivational insights. As a result of this work, the management of Söderåsen and Black Forest gained knowledge about their visitors and Driver’s motivational scales have been further tested.}},
  author       = {{Carlsson, Isabell and Mundszinger, Julian}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{The COVID-19 outdoor recreation boom - A comparative case study of motivational based national park visitation in Germany and Sweden}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}