英文摘要 |
The port industry is operated under an ever-changing environment which made the port transform herself from a traditional freight service provider to a multi-function service provider. With the fast growth of ocean tourists market, the demand for qualified on-shore services provided in the cruise terminals and port governments, chamber of commerce, etc., are involved in supplying these services to create value and satisfaction for her tourists. From the aesthetic perspective, this study aims to explore the aesthetic contents of ports that play an important role in creating values for tourist industry, and to highlight the degree of importance of ports esthetic contents in the tourist market. In order to identify the dimensions of port aesthetic contents, port aesthetic literatures are reviewed and the Analytic Hierarchy Process technique is employed to find out the relative priorities of each dimensions. A total of 87 valid questionnaires were collected. According to the results, the contents of port aesthetics can be divided into five dimensions derived from the five senses. Furthermore, we developed 20 indicators of the five senses and discuss their priorities. Finally, gender-specific differences with regard to the perceptions of port aesthetics are examined and theoretic and practical implications are provided. |