Market Segmentation by Motivations of Urban Forest Users and Differences in Perceived Effects
- Authors
- Byun, Hyo-Jeong; Lee, Byeong-Cheol; Kim, Donghan; Park, Kwang-Hi
- Issue Date
- Jan-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Market segmentation; Motivation; Perceived effects; Urban forest
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.19, no.1
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83474
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph19010114
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study aims at segmenting the urban forest users’ market by motivation and analyzing the difference in perceived effects of urban forests. Based on a literature review, the study selected seven motivating factors of urban forest users: experiential activity, relaxatin/healing, health management, escape from everday life, daily leisure, affinity toward nature. Data were collected online from 21 to 29 Sepember 2020 with urban forest visitors. We analyzed 878 questionnaires received from those with experience of visiting an urban forest within the previous 24 months. We performed a cluster analysis to classify the subjects according to the characteristics of urban forest utilization, and assigned them to four clusters (rest in nature, family leisure, passive participation, and multiple pursuit). An additional analysis was performed to determine intergroup differences, which revealed differences in perceived benefits and healing effects of urban forests as well as satisfaction. The results of this study provide implications for urban forest operation and strategy setup. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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