Asymmetric Effects of Quality of Life on Residents’ Satisfaction: Exploring a Newborn Natural Disaster Tourism Destination

Lin, Dan-Dan; Jiang, Zuoming; Qu, Hailin

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111577

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“…On a macroscale, disasters cause not only many casualties, the collapse of buildings and damage to infrastructure, but it also have indirect, long-lasting effects on industrial economic recessions and high unemployment rates (Xiao et al, 2020). On a microscale, Lin et al (2021) note how disasters can seriously disrupt the everyday life and modes of production in the immediate area, leading to serious psychological trauma for the affected residents and a decrease in their quality of life. Recovery is seen as a process, steps or a series of stages which occur in the development phase (Phillips, 2015).…”

Section: Post-disaster Recoverymentioning

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Methods and value of storytelling for stakeholders in post-disaster tourism scenarios

Wright,

Ben Salah

2024

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Purpose The tourism sector continues to be an engine for economic growth for communities (Jenkins, 1980), and in post-disaster scenarios, destination can be overwhelmed with challenges, particularly for the local community. However, it is essential to seek the most effective path of recovery for individuals and communities. Gaps in contemporary post-disaster literature remain, as the focus often centres on infrastructure and economic developments (Cox and Perry, 2011). This paper aims to address such gaps by offering new ideas around the value of recovery focusing more on the victims, their stories and the role of tourism. Design/methodology/approach As a theoretical paper, the applied method is described as a convenient approach to data collection and analysis. The methodological reasoning is down to the selection and examination of sources used to establish new theoretical understandings. The study applies a pragmatic research approach to embrace the spectrum of views that are present within the constructivist and positivist. The pragmatic philosophical approach supports multi-disciplinary studies and ensures a more holistic consideration of social conditions is embraced. Findings This paper offers new knowledge and ideas for post-disaster recovery scenarios. It presents a model that incorporates a range of (traditional, digital and immersive) methods and platforms in which stories can be shared and presented. It argues that allowing victims to share stories in different formats could support rehabilitation while also providing stronger, powerful narratives for tourists, leading to more effective tourism experiences. Originality/value Disasters leave individuals and communities in devastation and with potentially lifelong trauma. In rehabilitation of victims is a vital ingredient to the recovery of a destination and its social fabric. This research offers new ideas around the use of digital technologies to generate stories of value that not only support victims of disasters but also offer visitors the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of challenges and difficulties of dark places, often seen as a key part of the visitor experience and motive to places of tragedy.

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Section: Post-disaster Recoverymentioning

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Methods and value of storytelling for stakeholders in post-disaster tourism scenarios

Wright,

Ben Salah

2024

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“…On a macroscale, a major earthquake causes not only many casualties, the collapse of buildings, damage to the infrastructure of an area and other direct losses but also has indirect, long-lasting effects, such as industrial economic recessions and high unemployment rates (Xiao et al , 2020). On a microscale, the earthquake seriously disrupts daily life and modes of production in the immediate area, resulting in serious psychological trauma for the affected residents and a decrease in their quality of life (QoL) (Lin et al , 2021). Existing studies have indicated that exposure to natural disasters impairs QoL (Cui and Han, 2019; Barile et al , 2020).…”

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“…Lastly, most of the extant literature concerns the influence of tourism on QoL for general destinations (Lin et al , 2021), whereas few studies have focused on disaster-hit destinations. This is a pioneering study on the influence of postdisaster tourism on QoL using the earthquake-affected destination Wenchuan County as a case study.…”

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Post-disaster tourism development and scenario planning for the quality of life of residents

Zhang

Li²

2022

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Purpose This study aims to explore the influence of postdisaster tourism development on the objective quality of life (QoL) of residents in Wenchuan County, simulate the long-run trend of postdisaster tourism development and QoL based on three proposed policy scenarios and formulate some practical suggestions to promote sustainable tourism development. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the system dynamic approach to develop a system dynamics (SD) model called “tourism–economy–environment–living” (TEEL) by using four subsystems: “the economic subsystem,” “the tourism subsystem,” “the environmental subsystem” and “the living subsystem.” Findings The results show that the influence of postdisaster tourism development on QoL is complex. Based on Butler’s destination life cycle theory, the influence of postdisaster tourism on objective QoL exhibits a nonlinear change closely tied to the development stages of tourist destinations. It showed that the QoL index increased after an initial decrease in the early stage (2009–2013) and then decreased in the later stage (2013–2019). Simulations of TEEL based on three different scenarios show that the current development path of tourism development is not ideal. The synergy scenario, highlighting the importance of the harmonious development of the TEEL, is the optimal scenario. Originality/value This study fills the gap in the literature on the influence of postdisaster tourism development on objective QoL from the perspective of SD. Modeling tourism development and objective QoL will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of whether and how tourism development can enhance residents’ QoL in disaster-affected areas.

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Evaluation of the Disaster Tourism Potential of Countries

Göktekin

Şimşek

2022

Handbook of Research on Sustainable Tourism and Hotel Operations in Global Hypercompetition

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Disasters are tragic events that cause losses. The curiosity of people to feel sadness and pain motivates disaster tourism. Each disaster region has the potential for disaster tourism, which offers various benefits. This chapter covers the evaluation of the disaster tourism potential of countries with the fuzzy-TOPSIS method. The criteria affecting the disaster tourism potential as the number of dead, injured, affected, and homeless people were weighted according to the evaluations of the decision-makers. Disasters that occurred worldwide between 1980-2022 were analyzed with the criteria weights based on the countries where they occurred. Decision-makers mostly evaluated the number of deaths and homeless as more effective in affecting the desire to visit a disaster area and the attractiveness of the region. Among 90 countries, it has been determined that Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation are the two countries with the highest disaster tourism potential as to the number of losses/disasters, while Ethiopia is the country with the lowest disaster tourism potential.

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Asymmetric Effects of Quality of Life on Residents’ Satisfaction: Exploring a Newborn Natural Disaster Tourism Destination

Cited by 3 publications

References 47 publications

Methods and value of storytelling for stakeholders in post-disaster tourism scenarios

Methods and value of storytelling for stakeholders in post-disaster tourism scenarios

Post-disaster tourism development and scenario planning for the quality of life of residents

Evaluation of the Disaster Tourism Potential of Countries

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