School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Environ Manage. 2020 Jan;65(1):98-110. doi: 10.1007/s00267-019-01229-9. Epub 2019 Nov 25.
This study examined the role of place attachment in determining visitors' willingness to engage in climate friendly behavior in parks and support for management actions to minimize climate-change impacts. The sample consisted of visitors to Missouri State Parks (n = 1775). Place attachment was measured using 12 items of place identity, place dependence, and social bonding. Exploratory factor analysis of climate friendly behavior items revealed two dimensions: Visit based (i.e., short-term, immediate actions individuals could take during their visit) and Big Picture (i.e., advocacy actions that suggest a long-term engagement with parks). A path analysis demonstrated that the dimensions of place attachment predict climate friendly behavior and support for climate friendly management action in different ways. Specifically, place identity increased climate friendly behavior (big picture) and place dependence increased both climate friendly behavior (visit based) and support for climate friendly management action. Findings from this study provided evidence for the importance of place attachment as a means for engaging visitors in climate-related actions both in and beyond the park setting.
本研究考察了场所依恋在决定游客参与公园内气候友好型行为的意愿以及支持管理行动以最小化气候变化影响方面的作用。样本由密苏里州立公园的游客组成（n=1775）。场所依恋通过 12 项场所认同、场所依赖和社会联系来衡量。对气候友好型行为项目的探索性因素分析揭示了两个维度：基于访问（即个人在访问期间可以采取的短期、即时行动）和大图景（即倡导长期参与公园的行动）。路径分析表明，场所依恋的各个维度以不同的方式预测气候友好型行为和对气候友好型管理行动的支持。具体而言，场所认同增加了气候友好型行为（大图景），而场所依赖增加了气候友好型行为（基于访问）和对气候友好型管理行动的支持。本研究的结果为将场所依恋作为一种在公园内外吸引游客参与与气候相关行动的手段提供了证据。
