The paper aims to present a comparison of visitor behaviors and visitor spatial and temporal distribution in a mountain national park between the pre-Covid-19 period(2017-2019)and Covid-19 pandemic year(2020).The rese...The paper aims to present a comparison of visitor behaviors and visitor spatial and temporal distribution in a mountain national park between the pre-Covid-19 period(2017-2019)and Covid-19 pandemic year(2020).The research is based on pyroelectric sensor data from 2017-2020 and a survey of visitors designed to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of visitors and their behaviors and changes therein.The research data were used to identify two visitor clusters:Impact of Covid-19(IC)and No-Impact of Covid-19(N-IC).The research was conducted in Stolowe Mountains National Park(SMNP)in Poland using data from Monitoring System of tourist traffic(MSTT).A total of 374 respondents participated in the survey in 2020 period,which demonstrated a significant impact of the ongoing pandemic on many aspects of their behavior.These results were compared with the results obtained from 2,642 surveys carried out in 2017-2019.The findings are compared to findings reported by other authors.Some visitors did claim that the pandemic has not affected their behavior in any way.展开更多
文摘The paper aims to present a comparison of visitor behaviors and visitor spatial and temporal distribution in a mountain national park between the pre-Covid-19 period(2017-2019)and Covid-19 pandemic year(2020).The research is based on pyroelectric sensor data from 2017-2020 and a survey of visitors designed to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of visitors and their behaviors and changes therein.The research data were used to identify two visitor clusters:Impact of Covid-19(IC)and No-Impact of Covid-19(N-IC).The research was conducted in Stolowe Mountains National Park(SMNP)in Poland using data from Monitoring System of tourist traffic(MSTT).A total of 374 respondents participated in the survey in 2020 period,which demonstrated a significant impact of the ongoing pandemic on many aspects of their behavior.These results were compared with the results obtained from 2,642 surveys carried out in 2017-2019.The findings are compared to findings reported by other authors.Some visitors did claim that the pandemic has not affected their behavior in any way.
