Analysing Factors for Community Participation in Tourism Development

Abstract

This study aims to understand the perceptions of local communities to participate in tourism development. The method used in the research is a quantitative approach. Questionnaires were distributed to local communities in major destinations in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. There were 200 data set analyzed by factor analysis. The result showed that from 28 indicators of community participation, eight groups of factors formed. The groups are 1) place attachments; 2) perception of negative consequences; 3) Community Involvement; 4) Infrastructure Development; 5) Place Satisfaction; 6) Economic Benefit; 7) Government Support; 8) Community Collaboration. This result also shows that place attachment, perception of negative consequences, place satisfaction, and community collaboration have higher factor loading compares to other groups. The finding implies that in gaining community participation, these factors could be considered as the essence of communication message in raising public awareness and participation for tourism development.

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“…Partisipasi masyarakat menjadi model sukses di negara maju namun memiliki hambatan di negara berkembang (Chili & Ngxongo, 2017). Indonesia sebagai negara berkembang menempatkan masyarakat sebagai aktor pengembangan wisata (Setiyorini, Andari, & Masunah, 2019), namun tidak menutup kemungkinan partisipasi masyarakat masih menjadi permasalahan pengembangan wisata. Permasalahan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengembangan wisata diakibatkan karena tidak adanya informasi yang baik (Chili & Ngxongo, 2017;Sood, Lynch, & Anastasiadou, 2017), kurangnya kapasitas masyarakat (Chili & Ngxongo, 2017;Lenao, 2015;Sood et al, 2017), serta ketidaksesuaian partisipasi dengan manfaat yang diharapkan (Mubita, Libati, & Mulonda, 2017).…”

“…Keterbatasan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengambilan keputusan juga dapat mengakibatkan masyarakat kehilangan manfaat wisata (Kala & Bagri, 2018). Padahal, partisipasi masyarakat sebagai pelaku utama merupakan elemen penting pengembangan wisata (Chan, Marzuki, & Mohtar, 2021;Chili & Ngxongo, 2017;Rahman, Asbi, & Putri, 2020;Setiyorini et al, 2019).…”

The Impacts of Ecotourism and Conservation Measures in Protected Areas on Local Communities in Cameroon

“…It has become increasingly important to consider the impacts of tourism on the natural environment (Carter, 2006;Mkiramweni et al, 2016). The negative ecological impacts, especially when they are not well managed, often results in high levels of pollution and waste generation in the protected areas (Setiyorini et al, 2019). However, apart from the high environmental cost resulting from improperly managed tourism-related activities, the above has a knock-on effect on the well-being of the locals who depend on tourist arrivals in the areas involved (Setiyorini et al, 2019).…”

“…The negative ecological impacts, especially when they are not well managed, often results in high levels of pollution and waste generation in the protected areas (Setiyorini et al, 2019). However, apart from the high environmental cost resulting from improperly managed tourism-related activities, the above has a knock-on effect on the well-being of the locals who depend on tourist arrivals in the areas involved (Setiyorini et al, 2019). The conservation efforts that are aimed at the protected areas are often inhibited due to various factors, including a lack of funding and inadequate and ineffectual management and participation mechanisms (Stronza et al, 2019).…”

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“…Local people tend to participate in tourism activities to find solutions to their environmental impacts [12]. The condition of SL environment is one factor that emerges the initiative of the actors involved.…”