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    • Economic valuation of climate change impacts on ecotourism in Rekawa coastal wetland in Sri Lanka: Application of stated preference techniques 

      Salpage, Nesha Dushani (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-06-02)
      <p>The research presented in this thesis has focused on the economic valuation of climate change impacts on ecotourism in a coastal wetland using three different methods of stated-preference techniques to provide answers to different research questions related to coastal tourism and climate change. Rekawa coastal wetland in Southern Sri Lanka was taken as the empirical context to examine the identified ...

    • Is the Sri Lankan ecotourism industry threatened by climate change? A case study of Rekawa coastal wetland using contingent visitation approach 

      Salpage, Nesha Dushani; Aanesen, Margrethe; Amarasinghe, Oscar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-02)
      This study investigates intended visitation behavior of tourists toward Rekawa wetland under anticipated climate change (CC) scenarios. An interview-based contingent visitation survey was conducted with 365 foreign and domestic tourists to estimate the effects of CC on future visitation. Based on two IPCC scenarios using two direct and three indirect climatic factors, we composed a CC environmental ...

    • The role of variety seeking in consumers’ fish consumption: a study in Sri Lanka 

      Salpage, Nesha Dushani (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-16)
      The primary purpose of this study was to explore the role of variety seeking behaviour towards fish consumption frequency. Second, it aimed to investigate how personality related factors; variety seeking tendency (related to food and personality) and perceived behavioural control affect the nature of variety seeking behaviour. Third, to investigate how product and motivational related factors; ...

    • Willingness to pay for mangrove restoration to reduce the climate change impacts on ecotourism in Rekawa coastal wetland, Sri Lanka 

      Salpage, Nesha Dushani; Aanesen, Margrethe; Armstrong, Claire W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-03)
      This study investigates tourist preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for restoration of mangroves to reduce the effects of climate change (CC) on ecotourism at Rekawa coastal wetland, Sri Lanka, using a double bounded discrete choice elicitation format in a contingent valuation method. The survey also included socio-economic, demographic, and attitudinal characteristics of respondents. The ...