A recreation satisfaction measurement of national lakeside wetland park in hefei based on structural equation model

Abstract

In recent years, with the development of wetland environmental protection, different countries around the world are recognizing the recreational value of wetland ecosystems. However, current researches on the perceptions of tourism stakeholders lack structural perceptions of recreation satisfaction. Consequently, a structural equation model is applied to identify the recreation satisfaction of National Hefei Lakeside Wetland Park. To realize the unnoticeable factors of the recreation satisfaction, seven latent variables are established, including perceived material quality, perceived social quality, perceived management quality, recreation expectation, perceived value, tourist satisfaction and accessibility. The results show that perceived quality, accessibility and recreation expectation are the critical factors that may affect recreation satisfaction. Furthermore, adding recreational facilities and public transportation can greatly advance the level of satisfaction. This research supports sustainable development and coordination of different tourists at wetland parks.