Visitors' perceptions on the management of an important nesting site for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta L.): The case of Rethymno coastal area in Greece. Jones, N., Panagiotidou, K., Spilanis, I., Evangelinos, K. I., & Dimitrakopoulos, P. G. Ocean and Coastal Management, 54(8):577 – 584, 2011. Cited by: 35
Visitors' perceptions on the management of an important nesting site for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta L.): The case of Rethymno coastal area in Greece [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Tourism has important impacts, both positive and negative, on the management of coastal areas with high biodiversity value. It is therefore important to investigate visitors' perceptions concerning environmental policy alternatives for these areas along with the factors influencing these perceptions. The present paper aims to investigate visitors' perceptions of an important nesting ground for loggerhead sea turtles located in a highly touristic area of Greece (Rethymno, Crete) registered in the Natura 2000 network. The paper focuses on the level of environmental awareness of visitors and their perceptions of two proposed policy instruments which will secure funding for the improvement of the environmental management of the area: an entrance fee to the beach and a tax to be levied on local accommodation costs. The influence of social and institutional trust on these perceptions is also explored. According to the results of the study, awareness of the existence of the Natura 2000 site was low. Furthermore, the accommodation tax was regarded as a more effective policy when compared to the entrance fee. Average Willingness to Pay (WTP) was also explored for the two policies, estimated at €1.13 for the daily accommodation tax and €1.59 for the entrance fee. The influence of social and institutional trust had a significant influence both on the perceived level of effectiveness of the proposed policies and the stated Willingness to Pay. The study concludes that the accommodation tax would be a more appropriate policy for the management of Rethymno beach taking into consideration visitors' perceptions and the current level of trust. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
@ARTICLE{Jones2011577,
	author = {Jones, Nikoleta and Panagiotidou, Kalliopi and Spilanis, Ioannis and Evangelinos, Konstantinos I. and Dimitrakopoulos, Panayiotis G.},
	title = {Visitors' perceptions on the management of an important nesting site for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta L.): The case of Rethymno coastal area in Greece},
	year = {2011},
	journal = {Ocean and Coastal Management},
	volume = {54},
	number = {8},
	pages = {577 – 584},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.05.001},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79960394740&doi=10.1016%2fj.ocecoaman.2011.05.001&partnerID=40&md5=9c69d52fc376c36b077ae493c40d80c3},
	affiliations = {Centre for Environmental Policy and Strategic Environmental Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Mytilene 81100, Greece; Biodiversity Conservation Laboratory, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Mytilene 81100, Lesvos, Greece; Laboratory of Local and Island Development, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Mytilene 81100, Lesvos, Greece},
	abstract = {Tourism has important impacts, both positive and negative, on the management of coastal areas with high biodiversity value. It is therefore important to investigate visitors' perceptions concerning environmental policy alternatives for these areas along with the factors influencing these perceptions. The present paper aims to investigate visitors' perceptions of an important nesting ground for loggerhead sea turtles located in a highly touristic area of Greece (Rethymno, Crete) registered in the Natura 2000 network. The paper focuses on the level of environmental awareness of visitors and their perceptions of two proposed policy instruments which will secure funding for the improvement of the environmental management of the area: an entrance fee to the beach and a tax to be levied on local accommodation costs. The influence of social and institutional trust on these perceptions is also explored. According to the results of the study, awareness of the existence of the Natura 2000 site was low. Furthermore, the accommodation tax was regarded as a more effective policy when compared to the entrance fee. Average Willingness to Pay (WTP) was also explored for the two policies, estimated at €1.13 for the daily accommodation tax and €1.59 for the entrance fee. The influence of social and institutional trust had a significant influence both on the perceived level of effectiveness of the proposed policies and the stated Willingness to Pay. The study concludes that the accommodation tax would be a more appropriate policy for the management of Rethymno beach taking into consideration visitors' perceptions and the current level of trust. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.},
	keywords = {Crete; Greece; Rethymne; Rethymno; Caretta; Caretta caretta; Testudines; Beaches; Biodiversity; Coastal zones; Economic and social effects; Environmental management; Taxation; Vehicular tunnels; Biodiversity values; Caretta; Coastal area; Current levels; Environmental awareness; Environmental policy; Institutional trust; Natura 2000; Nesting sites; Policy instruments; Sea turtles; Willingness to pay; biodiversity; coastal zone management; ecological impact; ecotourism; habitat conservation; nest site; perception; tax system; tourist behavior; tourist destination; turtle; Environmental protection},
	correspondence_address = {N. Jones; Centre for Environmental Policy and Strategic Environmental Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Mytilene 81100, Greece; email: jones@env.aegean.gr},
	issn = {09645691},
	coden = {OCMAE},
	language = {English},
	abbrev_source_title = {Ocean Coast. Manage.},
	type = {Article},
	publication_stage = {Final},
	source = {Scopus},
	note = {Cited by: 35}
}
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