Tourism development and conservation, do local resident attitudes matter?

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Rastegar
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Resident ◽  
Resident Attitudes

scholarly journals Evaluating Residents’ Perceptions of Nature-Based Tourism with a Factor-Cluster Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Gu ◽  
Carter A. Hunt ◽  
Michael L. Lengieza ◽  
Lijun Niu ◽  
Huiwen Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Local Resident ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Resident Attitudes ◽  
Resident Perceptions ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Segmentation Approach ◽  
The Many

The purpose of the research presented here was to empirically assess resident perceptions of tourism development around the Changbai Mountain Biosphere Reserve (CMBR), a protected area straddling the China and North Korea border. Several theoretical approaches to the assessment of local resident attitudes towards tourism were reviewed and integrated into a novel factor-cluster assessment of residents in Erdaobaihe, the community most adjacent to CMBR. This analysis quantitatively grouped residents based on their perceptions of tourism’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental consequences for the town. An exploratory factor analysis of resident perceptual items first revealed six perception domains, and a subsequent cluster analysis then identified four distinct groups of residents based on these perceptions. A descriptive profile of each cluster and the significant differences among clusters are provided. Advancing our theoretical understanding of resident perspectives of tourism development, this cluster-based segmentation approach, demonstrated here, holds much promise for elaborating on the many ways that residents respond to new and long-standing forms of tourism in their communities. These theoretical and methodological contributions will be applicable to scholars as well as tourism practitioners and policy makers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Sport Tourism Management on Support for Tourism Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ra’ed Masa’deh ◽  
Mohammed Abdullah Nasseef ◽  
Hamzeh Alshayeb ◽  
Jawad Ojilat ◽  
Malek Alshafiee
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Sport Tourism ◽  
Resident Attitudes ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to examine the impact of sport tourism (by using the variables of social impacts, environmental impacts, and economic impacts) on support for tourism development. A total of 480 questionnaire containing 19 items was used to collect information from the local residents in Aqaba city. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Results of the current study revealed that there are significant impacts of two independent variables (i.e. environmental impacts, and economic impacts) on support for tourism development; whereas the vriable of social impacts has not significant impact on it. Results of T-test showed that there is no significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development in favor of gender. On the other hand, results of ANOVA test found that while there is no significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development that can be attributed to age and educational level; a significant difference in favor of personal income was found.

Resident Attitudes Toward Future Tourism Development: "it's a Question of Trust"

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Cárdenas ◽  
Fang Meng ◽  
Simon Hudson ◽  
Karen Thal
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Resident Attitudes

Perceptions of the Hamilton New Zealand casino upon local residents

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Lockyer
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Local Resident ◽  
Resident Attitudes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Longitudinal Approach ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Males And Females

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an understanding of the influence of a casino on local inhabitants.Design/methodology/approachThe research reports on the findings of a longitudinal study conducted over a period of eight years which consisted of three identical surveys of local Hamilton residents to determine perceptions regarding having a casino in town. It was felt that the longitudinal approach could bring richness and new dimension to a quantitative research.FindingsThe study found that over the eight‐year period there were very few changes in the perceptions of local Hamilton residents, both those who had been to the casino and those who had not been to the casino. It was of particular interest to note the gender difference between males and females regarding positive and negative aspects of the casino.Research limitations/implicationsThe study reinforces the differences in perception of local people between those who have and have not visited the casino. This indicates that promotional activities to those who have not visited the casino may be beneficial to the overall community views and thus overall perception of casinos.Originality/valueThe paper provides industry with an understanding of the perceptions of local resident attitudes toward casinos over an extended period of time.

Resident Attitudes toward Heritage Tourism Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Fu Chen ◽  
Pei-Chun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Resident Attitudes
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