Visitor behavior in zoos
A review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14845482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Davey (0000-0001-7237-2741, Psychology and Life Sciences Research Group, University of Bolton, UK, and Psychology Department, University of Chester, Chester, UK., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-157 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthrozoös (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/089279306785593838 |
| OpenAlex | W2013796131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 35 |
Visitors are integral components of zoological parks and their importance has led to a research area devoted to understanding the people–zoo relationship. This paper reviews, and provides a point of entry into, the literature relating to visitor research in zoos. The field emerged relatively recently and is diverse and interdisciplinary (it shares common ground with sociology, education, psychology, zoology, and other academic disciplines). Several areas can be identified in the literature (audience analysis, circulation and orientation, exhibit evaluation, and interactions with animals), and these areas have revealed visitors' demographic and behavioral characteristics, people's behavioral responses to endogenous and exogenous factors, the impact of exhibit design, and visitors' movements around zoos. Limitations of existing work include independence between research areas, lack of international studies, limited generalizability of results, and the minority status of the field. Therefore, suggestions for future work include integrating different research areas, more research from outside Europe and America, and increased interaction within the visitor research community
Generalizability theory · Political science · Public relations · Relocation · Sociology · Visitor pattern · Animal and Plant Science Education · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |