Factors Affecting the Number of Visitors in National Parks in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F18%3A50014447" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/18:50014447 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/3/124" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/3/124</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7030124" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijgi7030124</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Factors Affecting the Number of Visitors in National Parks in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria
Original language description
In the context of national-level strategies, the importance of tourism in national parks is on the rise. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the number of visitors to national parks and five variables: area, number of employees, budget, average employee salary and number of researchers in 12 national parks in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. Analysis of factors influencing the number of visitors to national parks uses the method of retrospective analysis of the data contained in internal documents and questionnaires among managers of national parks. The number of candidate predictors is relatively high when compared with the number of observations. Due to this fact, the Gilmour method for statistical analysis is used. Statistical results represented by the parameter beta(2) for number of employees is -33,016 (95% CI, -50,592--15,441) and by the parameter beta(3) for budget is 0.586 (95% CI, -0.295-0.878), showing that the number of visitors increases with budget, while it decreases with the number of employees. The results of this study are a useful starting point for managers in their efforts to focus on developing key areas in an appropriate way. In conclusion, results show that increasing the economic benefits accruing from national parks regional policy could aim at a qualitative upgrading of tourist services, increased marketing of the unique national park label and the promotion of a diverse regional supply base.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
ISSN
2220-9964
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
7
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1-10
UT code for WoS article
000428557700045
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85044508420