Q2. What are the future works mentioned in the paper "Visitors to protected areas in china" ?
Finally, the authors suggest that educational materials provided specifically to Chinese domestic park visitors, might be able to influence their attitudes towards threatened plant and animal species, and that park visitors might be able to catalyse broader cultural change in Chinese attitudes to threatened species. The authors therefore propose that future research explore the attitudes of Chinese park visitors to human interactions with animals, and the use of threatened species.
Q3. What is the main goal of Chinese park visitors?
The main goal of Chinese park visitors is unstressed appreciation of nature in unpolluted environments, and they also enjoy adventure and cultural experiences.
Q4. What landscapes are available for future park visits?
Of the various landscapes available for future park visits, 31% expressed preference for forests, 23% for coasts and oceans, 13% for freshwater, 13% for rural or cultural landscapes, 10% for mountains, and 10% for grasslands and deserts.
Q5. What are the main approaches and technologies used to manage high volume visitation in China?
These include: mass transit systems such as cableways and giant lifts, to replace winding mountain roads; fleets of electric minibuses to minimise noise and exhaust emissions; glass walkways and bridges; real-time visitor flow monitoring and control; centralised catering facilities; and fleets of mobile toilet buses that drive out of the park for pump-out.
Q6. How many people expected to go hiking?
A little over half, 50-60%, expected to go hiking or take part in adventure activities such as rafting, mountain biking, surfing etc.
Q7. What are the main reasons why people continue to increase their numbers and impacts?
Human populations and impacts continue to increase; wildlife populations continue to decrease (Xie et al. 2015); and unmodified natural environments become increasingly rare and isolated (Buckley, Zhou and Zhong 2016).
Q8. How many categories were used to test for the importance of the factors?
To allow us to test for demographic patterns and representativeness, the authors recorded: gender; geographic origins (province); age, in six brackets; education, in four brackets; occupation, in 22 categories; and monthly income, in six brackets.
Q9. How many tourists were satisfied with the operational aspects of the park?
Around 50-60% were satisfied or very satisfied with the operational aspects of park management, including infrastructure, service, activities available, guiding and interpretation, responses to any complaints, and relations with local communities.
Q10. How many people were likely to take part in the activities?
Around 70% of respondents said that it was likely or very likely that they would take part in general sightseeing and local cultural experiences.
Q11. What are the leading factors of park visitors?
The leading motivational factors, reported as important or very important by 60-80% of respondents, are generic characteristics of park visitors worldwide: scenery, nature, an iconic site, relaxation, and escape from city life.
Q12. How many Chinese visitors were surveyed at each park?
At each of these parks, questionnaires were administered in person to Chinese visitors, at various dates from January to May inclusive.
Q13. What are the main reasons for the increase in the number of visitors to protected areas?
These rely increasingly on political and economic support from tourism and recreation, especially visitors to protected areas (Buckley et al.
Q14. How many Chinese visitors are in a low-income bracket?
Only 18% of their respondents were in a low-income bracket (<2000 yuan p.a.), cf. 70% nationally; and 69% had completed college-level education, cf. 9% nationally.
Q15. How did the authors test for differences between similar categories?
Using the raw data, the authors tested for anysignificant differences between similar categories or groups of categories, using Fisher’s Exact Test.
Q16. What is the extent of its land conversion to primary production outside protected areas?
It has a high degree of land conversion to primary production outside protected areas; numerous parks and nature reserves with high biodiversity and high visitation rates (Cao et al.