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An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 16 - 24, 02.01.2017
https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.279176

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There is a problem situation between discourse and practice in many of the existing studies on sustainability. That brings out sustainability is an unrealistic ideal, and it is connected to the conspicuousness and statue. In the literature, the perception and behavior of summer house vacationists on environmental sustainability have not been found in any studies. Therefore, the opinions of the summer house vacationists associated with environmental sustainability and environmentally sustainable behavior were investigated in this study. Moreover, the aim of this research is to uncover the opinions of the summer house vacationists about the sustainability of the environment to determine how the views reflect the behavior. In this context, quantitative research method was applied to sample group consisting of 140 summer house vacationists. In this study, the sample group was selected from different parts of Turkey with purposeful sampling technique. The data was analyzed with independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of the analysis showed that summer house vacationists vary depending on their demographic characteristics in four-dimensions. The data obtained by the research revealed sustainability behavior of consumers which is important for the tourism sector.


An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors

Year 2017, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 16 - 24, 02.01.2017
https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.279176

Abstract

There is a problem situation between discourse and practice in many of the existing studies on sustainability. That brings out sustainability is an unrealistic ideal, and it is connected to the conspicuousness and statue. In the literature, the perception and behavior of summer house vacationists on environmental sustainability have not been found in any studies. Therefore, the opinions of the summer house vacationists associated with environmental sustainability and environmentally sustainable behavior were investigated in this study. Moreover, the aim of this research is to uncover the opinions of the summer house vacationists about the sustainability of the environment to determine how the views reflect the behavior. In this context, quantitative research method was applied to sample group consisting of 140 summer house vacationists. In this study, the sample group was selected from different parts of Turkey with purposeful sampling technique. The data was analyzed with independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of the analysis showed that summer house vacationists vary depending on their demographic characteristics in four-dimensions. The data obtained by the research revealed sustainability behavior of consumers which is important for the tourism sector.


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Selin Kama This is me

Önder Yayla This is me

Publication Date January 2, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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APA Kama, S., & Yayla, Ö. (2017). An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, 3(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.279176
AMA Kama S, Yayla Ö. An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. January 2017;3(1):16-24. doi:10.24288/jttr.279176
Chicago Kama, Selin, and Önder Yayla. “An Investigation of Summer House Vacationists Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 3, no. 1 (January 2017): 16-24. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.279176.
EndNote Kama S, Yayla Ö (January 1, 2017) An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 3 1 16–24.
IEEE S. Kama and Ö. Yayla, “An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors”, Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 16–24, 2017, doi: 10.24288/jttr.279176.
ISNAD Kama, Selin - Yayla, Önder. “An Investigation of Summer House Vacationists Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research 3/1 (January 2017), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.24288/jttr.279176.
JAMA Kama S, Yayla Ö. An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. 2017;3:16–24.
MLA Kama, Selin and Önder Yayla. “An Investigation of Summer House Vacationists Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors”. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 16-24, doi:10.24288/jttr.279176.
Vancouver Kama S, Yayla Ö. An investigation of summer house vacationists environmentally sustainable behaviors. Journal of Tourism Theory and Research. 2017;3(1):16-24.