Exploring the mechanism by which tourists' perceived value influences revisit intention in sustainable gardens: A case study of KICG-sustainable garden, Shanghai.

ABSTRACT: Sustainable gardens have emerged as innovative models of urban tourism that integrate ecological aesthetics, participatory design, and community well-being. This study explores how tourists' perceived value influences revisit intention and introduces two experiential moderators-narrative transportation and empowerment capability-to uncover the underlying psychological and participatory mechanisms that drive behavioral intention. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining grounded theory interviews to develop the conceptual framework with a large-scale survey analyzed using structural equation modeling (SmartPLS). The results demonstrate that perceived value positively affects revisit intention through tourist satisfaction, while narrative transportation and empowerment capability sig

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779066 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature