Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2011-09-11
Number: 11-140/3
Author-Name: Bart Neuts
Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam
Author-Name: Peter Nijkamp
Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam
Title: Crowding Perception in a Tourist City: A Question of Preference
Abstract: Two main topics are analysed in this paper: a crowding model for an urban destination is tested by the use of a binary logistic model in order to identify the variables influencing crowding perception; and the inherent negativity of the crowding concept, as is often assumed, is examined through association statistics. The results confirmed that personal and behavioural variables have a larger effect on the perception of crowding than use-level. Furthermore, the relationship between crowding and experience, while significantly negative, could only be found in respondents with a preference for low, and a perception of high, use-levels, while for the majority of individuals the perception of a certain crowding level did not lead to a negative evaluation of the conditions. This proves that the concept of crowding cannot be assumed to be implicitly negative, and needs individual preferences to be fully understood.
Classification-JEL: L83, Q01, D62, C01, C42
Keywords: carrying capacity, crowding, tourist experience, use-level, sustainability
File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/11140.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20110140