George Town, Penang as a World Heritage Site: The Stakeholders’ Perceptions

Omar, Shida Irwana; Muhibudin, Masitah; Yussof, Izatul; Sukiman, Mohd Fauzi; Bahaj, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.405

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“…An agreement obtained from the yes or no questions is that the residents in Toledo, just like in Omar et al's paper [91], consider themselves unable to influence personally the decision-making process in regards to tourism development. Nevertheless, and as opposed to what happened in the city of Porto [10], the residents do consider it to be necessary to set limits to the future development of tourism.…”

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

Gómez

2019

Sustainability

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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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“…The study on the stakeholders' perceptions of George Town as a World Heritage Site shows that the majority of the respondents are aware of George Town's status and think that such status would have a positive impact on local businesses, the conservation and restoration of heritage buildings, and the general well-being of George Town residents; however, many also think that tourism activities could harm George Town's heritage site at the same time (Omar et al, 2013). Moreover, the study suggests that there is no planning collaboration between the stakeholders and policymakers.…”

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The problem of democracy in the ASEAN Creative City: the cases of Chiang Mai, Bandung, Cebu, and George Town

Chuangchai

2019

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The 'Creative City' is a global policy trend that has, evidently, been adopted by many cities around the world. At the beginning of the putative post-industrial era (early-1970s) major cities across the Europe and USA faced significant economic and social transition, specifically when their economic core was progressively hollowed out as industrial production migrated to Asia or to other, cheaper, regions. There were demonstrable urban impacts of this transition, including poverty, crime, and a generalised underdevelopment. The Creative City discourse dates to this period in the UK, when cultural consultants like Charles Landry and Franco Bianchini recognised the conditions of urban change and the potential role of culture as a framework for policy intervention. They proposed new strategic approaches, which evolved and became influential within international policy spheres -British Council, UNESCO, and regional networks, such as ASEAN. In the Southeast Asian region, the Creative City discourse was welcomed by the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and a significant number of the major cities of the associated ten countries are currently using the Creative City as a model or framework for economic growth, social progress and cultural development (and as a broader means of internationalisation, cultural diplomacy and benefitting from UN-level development framework participation). This paper serves to consider the specific strategic manifestations of the Creative City idea and investigate its policy and ideological function in specific exemplar ASEAN cities.

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“…(Key Respondents: Chief of North Sumatra INCCA (Indonesian Congress and Convention Association of North Sumatra) The lack of personal experience could harm the historical value and the relationship between tourists and the area. One way to arrange back the memory of the historical story is to make a story about the historic buildings into a marketing tool (Abdullah et al, 2008;Omar et al, 2013). Stories about famous people that related to a historic building ought to be packed in such attractive form.…”

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Recalling the Past: Maintaining continuity in urban heritage tourism

Ginting¹,

Wahid²

2016

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What did the past inherit to a place? It left a track of continuity that builds the identity of the place. This study aims to observed continuity aspect to develop heritage tourism in a historic corridor of Medan City. Using a mixed method of quantitative as well as qualitative, it focused on three indicators in the study area namely values, nostalgia, and familiarity. The findings have shown that the largest contribution in building the area identity came from the heritage buildings and historical stories while the familiarity was proven to be weak.

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George Town, Penang as a World Heritage Site: The Stakeholders’ Perceptions

Cited by 19 publications

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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

The problem of democracy in the ASEAN Creative City: the cases of Chiang Mai, Bandung, Cebu, and George Town

Recalling the Past: Maintaining continuity in urban heritage tourism

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