Sustainable behavior in nature tourism travel: the influence of local infrastructure

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465984320

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Nature tourism, Sustainable behavior in travel, Local infrastructure

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the influence of local tourism infrastructure on sustainable behavior.
Methodology: A survey was conducted with 209 tourists visiting five cities located in the northeast region of Brazil, encompassing different types of nature tourism such as climbing mountains, taking sunbath, and going to the beach. Through Exploratory Factor Analysis, the collected data were analyzed to reduce the number of variables and group them into factors. Subsequently, a multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the influence of constructs related to local infrastructure on sustainable behavior in nature tourism travel.
Findings: The results indicate that the sociocultural and ecological dimensions of local infrastructure positively influence the behavior of tourists on nature trips, while public policies’ dimension was not appropriately captured in the study.
Practical implications: The research findings can be useful for public managers to improve tourism infrastructure more effectively, induce tourists towards sustainable behavior, and thus achieve sustainable tourism.
Originality/value: The study expanded the understanding of sustainable behavior in travel by revealing the dimensions of local infrastructure that positively influence it. It also highlighted the importance of educational actions that promote a local culture of sustainability.

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Luis Felipe Cândido, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Ceará in Crateus (UFC Crateús) and the Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering: Structures and Construction (PEC/UFC). He holds a B.Sc. (2013) and M.Sc. (2015) in Civil Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Administration and Controllership (2024), all from the Federal University of Ceará. He serves as the coordinator of the NiC (Construction Innovation Center of UFC Crateús) and is a member of GERCON (Research and Consulting Group in Construction Management) and InoS (Innovation and Social and Environmental Sustainability Research Group). Additionally, he is an associate of ANTAC (National Association for Built Environment Technology) and ANPAD (Brazilian Academy of Management). His research interests include Construction Management, Building Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability Transition. He has expertise in building construction, having worked on construction sites and consulted on production planning, budgeting, and control of construction projects.

Dhieciane de Sousa Araújo, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Master’s degree in management and accounting from Federal University of Ceará. Member of the Laboratory of Studies in Competitiveness and Sustainability (LECoS).

Áurio Lúcio Leocádio, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Aurio Leocádio is Coordinator of the Sustainable Society Strategies Laboratory - LESS. Earned his bachelor’s degree in Business from the Universidade de Fortaleza (1991), and received his Ph.D. degree in Marketing from University of São Paulo (USP) in 2008. Adjunct professor at the Faculty of Economics, Management, Actuarial and Accounting of the Federal University of Ceará Since 2011, has been working as professor of Consumer Behavior at the Postgraduate Program in Business. He has published in journals such as the International Journal of Marketing Research, International Journal of Banking Marketing, Sustainable Development and Brazilian Marketing Journal on topics such as Sustainable consumption, consumer values, consumer vulnerability and cross-cultural issues.

Daniel Barboza Guimarães, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Associate Professor at the Department of Administration and the Postgraduate Program in Management and Accounting of the Federal University of Ceará. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Federal University of Ceará (2005), a Master's degree in Economics from the Federal University of Ceará (2008), and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Federal University of Ceará (2013).

Mateus Canniatti Ponchio, Fundação Getulio Vargas

Associate professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, Brazil (FGV-EAESP). Bachelor’s degree in Business from the AMBA, EFMD and AACSB accredited Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2002), and received his Ph.D. degree in Marketing from the same institution in 2006.

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Cândido, L. F., Araújo, D. de S., Leocádio, Áurio L., Guimarães, D. B., & Ponchio, M. C. . (2024). Sustainable behavior in nature tourism travel: the influence of local infrastructure. Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 17(3), e3. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465984320

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