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      Motivaciones y segmentación del ecoturismo como estrategia para fomentar la educación ambiental en áreas protegidas marino costeras Translated title: Motivations and segmentation of ecotourism as a strategy to promote environmental education in marine-coastal protected areas

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          RESUMEN La educación ambiental aumenta la concienciación y el conocimiento de los ciudadanos sobre el ecoturismo, que es un tipo de turismo que se relaciona con la naturaleza y otras actividades. Además, tiene varios segmentos con diferentes motivaciones. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo: 1 Identificar las motivaciones en el ecoturismo. 2 Analizar los diferentes segmentos en el ecoturismo. Para ello, se realizó un estudio cuantitativo mediante una muestra in situ en dos áreas protegidas: La Reserva de Producción de Fauna Puntilla de Santa Elena y el Refugio de vida silvestre Manglares el Morro. Se utilizó como técnicas estadísticas al análisis factorial y al método de agrupamiento k medias. Se obtuvieron seis factores motivacionales: el autodesarrollo y relaciones interpersonales, Construcción de relaciones personales, Escape y función defensiva del ego, Recompensarse, novedad, naturaleza. Además, se obtuvieron tres segmentos: múltiples motivos, recompensarse y escape, y naturaleza. Este estudio servirá para que las instituciones relacionadas al turismo puedan elaborar estrategias que mejoren la experiencia de los turistas fundamentados en Educación Ambiental.

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          ABSTRACT Environmental education increases citizens' awareness and knowledge about ecotourism, which is a type of tourism that relates to nature and other activities. In addition, it has several segments with different motivations. This study aimed to: 1 Identify the motivations in ecotourism. 2 Analyze the different segments in ecotourism. To this end, a quantitative study was conducted through an in situ sample in two protected areas: the Puntilla de Santa Elena Fauna Production Reserve and the Manglares el Morro Wildlife Refuge. The statistical techniques used were factor analysis and the k-means grouping method. Six motivational factors were obtained: self-development and interpersonal relationships, construction of personal relationships, escape and defensive ego function, rewarding oneself, novelty, nature. In addition, three segments were obtained: multiple motives, reward and escape, and nature. This study will help tourism-related institutions to develop strategies to improve the experience of tourists based on Environmental Education.

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                rc
                Conrado
                Conrado
                Editorial Universo Sur (Cienfuegos, , Cuba )
                2519-7320
                1990-8644
                February 2023
                : 19
                : 90
                : 178-185
                Affiliations
                [1] Azuay orgnameUniversidad Católica de Cuenca Ecuador
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                S1990-86442023000100178 S1990-8644(23)01909000178
                3a02e72e-dede-4015-9d76-d8aa3a5642f6

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 23 November 2022
                : 20 September 2022
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                Ecoturismo,Green Tourism,Ecological Tourism,Ecotourism,Environmental education,Turismo verde,Turismo Ecológico,Educación ambiental

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