Abstract

Anthropogenic climate change is causing significant changes to the cryosphere. Glaciers and glacier tourism are directly impacted, and glacier tourism operators must adapt to the disappearance of their main resource. Recent studies carried out in this context have demonstrated that Last Chance Tourism (LCT) has emerged as the motivation behind viewing or visiting a natural resource before it disappears. The most frequently visited French glacier is Montenvers-Mer-de-Glace (1920 m a.s.l.), which is becoming a LCT destination. Results from both qualitative and quantitative methods demonstrate that visitors come to Montenvers mainly for its environmental features and for LCT purposes. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) shows that motivations can be classified into LCT and five other factors. Qualitative data identify ‘Fame’ as an unexpected motivational category, and different motivational dimensions of each category are explored. Concerning LCT motivation, four dimensions are revealed: observing, understanding, a sense of urgency, and witnessing environmental changes. Moreover, the more respondents are aware of climate change, the more they consider LCT motivations important. These results lead us to link LCT to cognitive dissonance. Finally, we propose that future research should explore LCT and its relationship with media coverage and pro-environmental behaviour.

摘要

人为气候变化正在导致冰冻圈发生重大变化。冰川和冰川旅游受到直接影响，冰川旅游经营者必须适应其主要资源的消失。最近在这方面进行的研究表明，最后机会旅游 (LCT) 已成为在自然资源消失之前观看或访问自然资源的动机。参观次数最多的法国冰川是 Montenvers-Mer-de-Glace（海拔 1920 米），它正在成为 LCT 的目的地。定性和定量方法的结果表明，游客来到 Montenvers 主要是为了它的环境特征和 LCT 目的。探索性因素分析 (EFA) 表明，动机可以分为 LCT 和其他五个因素。定性数据将“名望”确定为意想不到的动机类别，并探讨了每个类别的不同动机维度。关于 LCT 动机，揭示了四个维度：观察、理解、紧迫感和见证环境变化。此外，越多的受访者意识到气候变化，他们就越认为 LCT 动机很重要。这些结果使我们将 LCT 与认知失调联系起来。最后，我们建议未来的研究应该探索 LCT 及其与媒体报道和亲环境行为的关系。越多的受访者意识到气候变化，他们就越认为 LCT 动机很重要。这些结果使我们将 LCT 与认知失调联系起来。最后，我们建议未来的研究应该探索 LCT 及其与媒体报道和亲环境行为的关系。越多的受访者意识到气候变化，他们就越认为 LCT 动机很重要。这些结果使我们将 LCT 与认知失调联系起来。最后，我们建议未来的研究应该探索 LCT 及其与媒体报道和亲环境行为的关系。