Restoration of Visitors through Nature-Based Tourism : A Systematic Review, Conceptual Framework, and Future Research Directions

Visiting natural environments could restore health and contribute to human sustainability. However, the understanding of potential linkages between restoration of visitors and nature-based tourism remains incomplete, resulting in a lack of orientation for researchers and managers. This study aimed to explore how visitors achieve restoration through nature by analyzing published literature on tourism. Using a systematic review method, this study examined destination types, participant traits, theoretical foundations, and potential restorative outcomes presented in 34 identified articles. A new framework that synthesizes relevant research and conceptualizes the restorative mechanisms of nature-based tourism from a human-nature interaction perspective was developed. Owing to the limitations in the theories, methods, cases, and the COVID-19 pandemic, interdisciplinary methods and multisensory theories are needed in the future to shed further light on the restoration of visitors through nature-based tourism. The findings provide a theoretical perspective on the consideration of nature-based tourism as a public-wellness product worldwide, and the study provides recommendations for future research in a COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 society.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 18(2021), 5 vom: 26. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qiu, Mengyuan [VerfasserIn]
Sha, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Noel [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Journal Article
Natural environments
Nature-based tourism
Restoration
Sustainable development
Systematic Review
Systematic review
Well-being

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.03.2021

Date Revised 17.03.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph18052299

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322101689