Visitors' environmental awareness, experiences, and motivations towards botanical gardens: Implications for visitor education center

Ruby Melchor

doi:10.48017/dj.v11iSpecial_1.3635

Autores/as

Ruby Melchor Universidad Normal de Cebú. Ciudad de Cebú, Filipinas https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3974-2273

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11iSpecial_1.3635

Palabras clave:

jardín botánico, conciencia ambiental, motivación, experiencia turística, sustentabilidade

Resumen

Las visitas a los jardines evolucionan de una simple apreciación de plantas y flores para una experiencia multifacética que abarca dimensiones sociales, intelectuales y personas. Históricamente, el turismo se centra en proporcionar experiencias nuevas y únicas, además de atracciones de jardines modernos que atienden a visitantes en busca de ar puro, paisajes pintorescos, actividades recreativas y productos locales. Los jardines botánicos (GB) desempeñan un papel fundamental en la educación y el desarrollo sostenible, o que levou como atracciones de los jardines de Cebú a reformularem sus ofertas y avaliarem a prontidão dos visitantes para abrazar esas mudanzas. Este estudio emprenda un abordaje cuantitativo con demostración no intencional y estadística descriptiva para explorar la conciencia ambiental, las experiencias y las motivaciones de los visitantes de los jardines. Los resultados de un análisis de variación (ANOVA) de un factor no indican diferencias significativas entre los datos demográficos de los visitantes y la conciencia ambiental, lo que sugiere que la conciencia sobre las cuestiones ambientales trasciende los perfectos datos demográficos. Os visitantes reconheceram o papel dos GBs na preservação e conservação da flora. Notavelmente, aquellos que esperan centros encontrar de educação ambiental demonstraram maior consciência e motivação ambiental. Os resultados destacan la importancia de integrar programas educativos en jardines botánicos para aprimorar la experiencia de los visitantes y promover la conscientização ambiental, posicionando esos jardines como centros de láser y aprendiz.

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Biografía del autor/a

Ruby Melchor, Universidad Normal de Cebú. Ciudad de Cebú, Filipinas

0009-0006-3974-2273; Universidad Normal de Cebú. Ciudad de Cebú, Filipinas. Correo electrónico @melchorr@cnu.edu.ph

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