Ogwu, Dumbi <br/><br/>
THE PERCEPTION OVER TOURISM CONSEQUENCES / 
DUMBI OGWU; SUPERVISOR: DR. ZEHRA SALTIK 
 - viii, 69 sheets;  31 cm.  1 CD-ROM 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Tourism and Hotel Management Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 56-65) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT<br/>In consideration of the importance of the tourism sector in Nigeria, the study explored <br/>the impact of tourist perception over tourism consequences on pro-environmental <br/>attitude and behaviour in the Nigerian context. Specifically, the study verified the <br/>relationship between international tourists’ perception of tourism consequences and <br/>ascription of responsibility, tourists’ attitude toward environmental sustainability and <br/>tourists’ environmentally friendly vacation behaviour. It further examined the <br/>relationship between ascription of responsibility and tourists’ environmentally <br/>sustainable vacation behaviour and tourists’ attitudes towards environmental <br/>sustainability of tourism development and tourists’ environmentally sustainable <br/>vacation behaviour. Utilizing the quantitative research approach and obtained data <br/>from 330 international tourists (participants) using the self-structured questionnaire as <br/>well as the convenience sampling technique, the study found that international tourists’ <br/>awareness about the damaging consequences of tourism activities had positive and <br/>significant relationship between tourism activities, sense (ascription) of responsibility<br/>and attitude toward environmental sustainability. On the converse, it uncovered that <br/>tourists’ awareness of environmental consequences had negative effect on tourists’ <br/>pro-environmental behaviour while on vacation. Furthermore, it revealed that tourists <br/>sense (ascription) of responsibility, tourists’ attitudes towards environmental <br/>sustainability of tourism development had positive relationship with tourists’ <br/>environmentally sustainable behaviour while on vacation. In this light, it suggests that <br/>through social media platforms, promotion and organising of public lectures, <br/>awareness of environmental consequences of tourism activities can be enhanced. <br/>Managers of tourist destinations can plan a variety of environmental education events <br/>in picturesque locations to impart to tourists’ perception and awareness.<br/>Keywords: Ascription of Responsibility, Environmental Consequences, ProEnvironmental Behaviour, Tourist Perception 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tourism--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Tourists--Dissertations, Academic