Community participation towards conservation of Touran National Park (TNP)
An application of reciprocal altruism theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21723965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zahed Ghaderi (0000-0001-6666-1635, Sultan Qaboos University, corresponding author), Minoo H Esfehani (0000-0002-7955-4713, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand), David A Fennell (0000-0002-7256-1152, Brock University), David Fennell (Brock University), Elham Shahabi (University of Tehran) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 281-295 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ecotourism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-4049 • E-ISSN: 1747-7638 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14724049.2021.1991934 |
| OpenAlex | W3209650608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 51 |
Past research linking tourism and reciprocal altruism (RA), although meagre, has typically focused on relationships between hosts and guests. To broaden the application of RA in tourism, the current study focuses specifically on a local community and their participation in conserving national park assets. Face-to-face interviews with 39 local stakeholders were conducted in Iran to investigate how locals' altruistic behaviours contribute to the conservation of Touran National Park. The results demonstrate that while altruism motives such as satisfying a moral obligation to support the environment, protecting wildlife, and doing something positive for the community were cited as the main reason for conservation cooperation for NGOs and environmentalists, self-interest was the main reason for conservation cooperation motives amongst tourism business operators in conserving the park. This study also showed that locals' altruistic behaviour is an important and influential factor in protecting valuable natural resources
Altruism (biology) · Biodiversity · Business · Community-based conservation · Conservation psychology · Economics · Ecotourism · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Face (sociological concept) · Geography · Moral obligation · National park · Obligation · Political science · Public relations · Recreation · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Wildlife · Ecology · Law · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
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Snowball Sampling
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |