Culture, tourism and World Heritage Sites

Cruz, Francisco González Santa; López‐Guzmán, Tomás

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2017.08.004

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“…The data in this study were collected between the months of October and December 2019. According to González and López-Guzmán, "convenience sampling was used, common in this type of research, where the surveyed persons are available to be surveyed in a determined space and time" [89] (p. 113). This way, the respondents were randomly chosen in the historic center as well as in the rest of the neighborhoods in the city.…”

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Residents’ Opinions and Perceptions of Tourism Development in the Historic City of Toledo, Spain

Gómez

2019

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Historic centers have become first-line tourist destinations. In order to achieve sustainable development, it is essential to get to know the opinions of the host community on the impact of tourism, the positives, as well as the negatives. This paper aims to understand the residents’ opinions and perceptions of destinations as the historic cities. This research looks into the residents’ opinions on the impact of tourism in the historic city of Toledo, Spain. The results of a quantitative survey among 442 residents in the city of Toledo are presented. The study is a revision of the literature and analysis and explanation of an empiric study’s results. Descriptive statistics have been used, as well as factor analysis and non-parametric tests to analyze data. The main results point out that residents have a positive vision of tourism development, rather than negative. The economic importance of tourism and its ability to create jobs stand out. However, they also think that the historic center is being turned into a museum for tourists. Analyzing their opinions according to certain demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, some major differences come up, such as that the inhabitants of residential areas have a more positive opinion than those who live in the historic center. Understanding the perspective of the residents can help the managers and planners of the tourism in the city to play down the potential negative impact of tourism and to achieve support from the host community in regards to tourism.

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Residents’ Opinions and Perceptions of Tourism Development in the Historic City of Toledo, Spain

Gómez

2019

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“…First-hand observations of human manifestations from the past is often an aid in downplaying present times and in imagining oneself in other, different contexts. Some studies have indicated that a preference for this type of tourism is linked to very highly-educated individuals [36], though cultural tourism and leisure are gaining relevance among people with very different profiles. In fact, in some European cities with protected historic city centres, there is increasing debate as to the appropriateness of continuing to appeal to foreign visitors and the impact this may have on heritage and on the local population [37].…”

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Social Sciences, Art and Physical Activity in Leisure Environments. An Inter-Disciplinary Project for Teacher Training

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Factors such as social change and increasing urbanization processes in the early years of the 21st century have caused a reduction in the amount of time that children devote to leisure activities in the open-air, resulting in more sedentary lifestyles than children in previous decades. An education in healthy habits from early ages to increase children's physical and mental well-being together with their level of cultural knowledge contributes to the acquisition of a Leisure Culture that allows children to perceive the close environment as a scene for learning and enjoyment. It is thus be necessary for schools to foster pedagogical experiences, taking the physical and cultural environment as teaching resources. An innovation project is proposed which will be implemented with 25 university students from the School of Teacher Training and Education at the University of Oviedo (Oviedo, Spain). The project will consist of the proposal of educational itineraries through the city of Oviedo and Mount Naranco. As teachers-to-be, students must combine knowledge of the related areas and generate inter-disciplinary activities throughout the routes that will foster respect for the environment and leisure based on culture and physical activity, attitudes that they will transmit to their own students in the future.

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“…Furthermore, while the literature that supports the same relationship with the immaterial Heritage of Humanity is not so extensive, research can be highlighted such as that of Gómez et al [40] in terms of the tango dance in Buenos Aires or that of González Santa-Cruz and López-Guzmán [41] in relation to how the "Fiesta de los Patios de Cordoba" involves motivation to travel to the city.…”

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Perception, Motivation, and Satisfaction of Female Tourists with Their Visit to the City of Cordoba (Spain)

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The cultural and historical heritage of a city is a major resource for attracting tourists. Therefore, determining how to perceive and identify the characteristics of persons visiting a locality attracted by its heritage is relevant for the purpose of better meeting their expectations and needs. This research focuses on understanding the perceptions, motivations, and satisfaction of women visiting Cordoba (Spain). Thus, on the basis of a questionnaire completed by women visiting Cordoba between the months of June and November 2019, statistical analysis was conducted. Using various multivalent case-grouping techniques, segments of tourists holding similar perceptions of cultural heritage were detected. Moreover, non-parametric statistical techniques highlighted significant differences between the valuations obtained in the various segments. This analysis exposed a segment of women who, known as absorptive tourists, are characterized by a high cultural motivation to visit the city of Cordoba linked to the heritage sites they have visited. The conclusions obtained herein should be useful for adjusting the city’s provision of tourism services to satisfy the demand of female tourists visiting the city.

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Culture, tourism and World Heritage Sites

Cited by 97 publications

References 20 publications

Residents’ Opinions and Perceptions of Tourism Development in the Historic City of Toledo, Spain

Residents’ Opinions and Perceptions of Tourism Development in the Historic City of Toledo, Spain

Social Sciences, Art and Physical Activity in Leisure Environments. An Inter-Disciplinary Project for Teacher Training

Perception, Motivation, and Satisfaction of Female Tourists with Their Visit to the City of Cordoba (Spain)

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