2014 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
An analysis of tourist behavior under natural disaster: Model development and application
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26760026
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| Research Institution | Institute for Transport Policy Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
呉 玲玲 一般財団法人運輸政策研究機構運輸政策研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (20707814)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | Tourist behavior / Natural disaster / Crisis management |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In order to get a better understanding of tourist behavior under the occurrence of natural disaster, this study used the Great East Japan Earthquake as a case study and analyzed international tourists’ response after the earthquake. A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted in South Korea and China. By using the survey data, different aspects of tourist behavior have been analyzed, including tourists’ risk perception, behavior response, and their intention to visit Japan in the future.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The analysis about tourist behavior under the occurrence of natural disaster has been completed according to the research schedule. The research results have been presented at several international conferences.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The future research will try to link the analysis of tourist behavior into the framework of tourism crisis management and provide policy implication for future crisis management of tourism industry.
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