Residents’ attitudes to proposed tourism development

Mason, Peter; Cheyne, Joanne

doi:10.1016/s0160-7383(99)00084-5

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“…Gender, which is another strong indicator of residents' attitudes toward tourism, was determined by Mason and Cheyne (2000) to be an important factor to consider in regards to tourism development in a rural region of New Zealand. The study found that though males were more supportive of tourism development than females; females were often more concerned with the negative impacts of tourism compared to males.…”

Section: Demographic Factorsmentioning

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Cultural tourism investment and resident quality of life: a case study of Indianapolis, Indiana

Gullion

Hji-Avgoustis

et al. 2015

International Journal of Tourism Cities

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore cultural tourism investment and resident quality of life in the Midwestern city of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is important to understand from a cultural tourism perspective how further attempts to grow and invest in tourism will affect resident perception of quality of life and future cultural tourism investment. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve this goal, data from the 2012 Indianapolis Quality of Life survey was statistically analyzed to specifically examine how residents’ perceived quality of life affects cultural tourism investment. This allows for the study of what city-service attributes (i.e. safety, attractions, transportation, etc.) identify as potential indicators of whether residents’ perception of quality of life affects cultural tourism investment and if there were any correlations between demographic factors of age, gender, ethnicity, and household income with the perception that investing in cultural events and attractions for tourists is good for residents. Findings – Results indicated that several key city-service attributes identify as potential indicators of whether residents’ perception of quality of life in Indianapolis affects residents’ perceptions that investing in cultural tourism for tourists is good for residents. Furthermore, excluding perceptions of cultural tourism investment, several key city-service attributes identified as potential indicators of residents’ perception of quality of life in Indianapolis. Finally, results indicated that demographic factors of gender, age, ethnicity, and income were not significant when it came to affecting the perception that investing in cultural events and attractions for tourists is good for residents. Research limitations/implications – The findings of this study have unique academic and applied implications in the continued study of tourism in Indianapolis, Indiana. This study provided research related to the study of quality of life in Indianapolis and reported statistics for the 2012 Indianapolis Quality of Life survey. The data and statistical analysis reported in this study will serve as valuable information for future endeavors concerning cultural tourism and quality of life in Indianapolis. The identification of city-service attributes that significantly impact resident perception of quality of life and city-service attributes that, in conjunction with resident perception of quality of life, affect how residents perceive cultural tourism investments is important information that can be utilized by future researchers, tourism planners, and policymakers in Indianapolis. The analysis revealed what city-service attributes are important to residents of Indianapolis and demographic factors that affect resident perception of quality of life. The continued examination of these city-service attributes may help to identify areas of public service that need to be improved. Practical implications – This study demonstrates that resident level of awareness pertaining to the benefits of cultural tourism investment are relatively low. Tourism planners, officials, and researchers can utilize this knowledge to better facilitate methods to gain resident support for cultural tourism investment and development. In addition, this research can be utilized to better understand the needs of residents and how tourism and various city-services impact their quality of life. If cultural tourism planners and other tourism officials better understand methods to gain resident support for cultural tourism investment then they can maximize economic and cultural tourism gains for the city. Originality/value – This case study specifically focussed on cultural tourism to better present data regarding this issue; however, the authors believe future studies that examine both cultural and sports tourism could be beneficial. Aspects such as city-services and resident perception of quality of life could be examined from both cultural and sports tourism perspectives. This approach could produce beneficial results regarding cultural and sports tourism investment and potentially highlight demographic characteristics unique to cultural tourism and sports tourism supporters in the city of Indianapolis.

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Section: Demographic Factorsmentioning

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Cultural tourism investment and resident quality of life: a case study of Indianapolis, Indiana

Gullion

Hji-Avgoustis

et al. 2015

International Journal of Tourism Cities

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“…For example, on the one hand, women tend to be more negative regarding tourism than are men, due to tourism's perceived negative impacts (Mason & Cheyne, 2000), while, on the other hand, men tend to be sceptical of tourism spinoffs, while women have a high level of perception in such regard (Harvey et al, 1995). In a related study, Harrill and Potts (2003) found that women are more concerned about tourism benefits than are men, which has prompted the argument from Sinclair-Maragh (2017) that the differences in the perceptions of men and women towards tourism could be based on their biological differences.…”

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Sociodemographic Influences on Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development in Zimbabwe

Tembi¹,

Makoni²,

Economics³

2018

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This study sought to determine the sociodemographic influences on residents' perceptions of tourism development in Zimbabwe. The study emanates from a concern over the lack of such a research angle in the context of subSaharan African tourism research. Adopting an explorative quantitative design, a structured survey was used to generate 246 valid responses from the residents in Harare. The results obtained showed that there were both similarities and differences in the perceptions of residents with different sociodemographic characteristics. The study brought to light that sociodemographic characteristics are an important variable in determining the influences of residents' perceptions of tourism development. This article offers developing destinations augmented insight into the influence of demographic characteristics on residents' perceptions of tourism development, as well as discernments respecting tourism planning, policy formulation, strategy implementation, and tourism marketing in transforming communities and enhancing destination's image.

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“…Les individus formant les communautés d'accueil craignent quant à eux de perdre le contrôle sur leur environnement, de perdre leur identité et se montrent souvent réticents à certains projets de développement touristique (Mason et Cheyne, 2000;Capenerhurst, 1994 …”

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“…C'est en basant sur cet argument qu' Olson énonce que les biens publics seront plus probablement fournis de manière volontaire dans des petites communautés où les comportements «déviants» (passager clandestin) seront plus facilement repérable et punissable. Envisager l'action à petite échelle facilitera la prise de contrôle par les populations locales et pourra leur permettre d'être à l'origine, du développement d'une activité touristique durable (Murphy, 1985;Getz et Jamal, 1994;Inskeep, 1991;Brent Ritchie, 1993;Mason et Cheyne, 2000).…”

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Micro-cluster y nuevo turista

Fiorello

2010

Revista De Comunicación De La SEECI

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AUTORA _________________________________________________________________________ 2 MOTS CLÉSDéveloppement durable -Durabilité économique -Tourisme. RESUMENSi bien el turismo puede ser un motor importante de desarrollo económico y social de un destino, también puede ser destructivo. Hoy en día estamos asistiendo a un cambio de mentalidad y aunque el turismo de masas está lejos de desaparecer, un nuevo tipo de consumidor de productos turísticos está apareciendo. El nuevo turista demanda experiencias únicas, el contacto con la población residente, al mismo tiempo que se muestra preocupado por el bienestar de aquélla y por y preservar el medio natural que lo rodea. El ecoturismo comunitario aparece como un proyecto turístico que combina los distintos aspectos del desarrollo sostenible. Este tipo de turismo se puede adaptar tanto a las comunidades rurales de países en desarrollo como a las comunidades rurales de las zonas periféricas de países desarrollados.Estos proyectos se pueden optimizar si se desarrollan a través de clusters de tamaño pequeño o micro-clusters. PALABRAS CLAVEDesarrollo sostenible -Sostenibilidad económica -Turismo. ABSTRACTWhile tourism can be an important driver of economic and social development of a destination can also be destructive. Today we are witnessing a change in mentality and even the mass tourism is far from disappearing, a new type of consumer is emerging tourism products. The new tourist demand unique experiences, contact with the resident population, while he was concerned for the welfare of former and preserve the natural environment and surrounding it. Community Ecotourism appears as a tourism project that combines different aspects of sustainable development.This type of tourism can be adapted both to rural communities in developing REVISTA DE LA SEECI.

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Residents’ attitudes to proposed tourism development

Cited by 438 publications

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Cultural tourism investment and resident quality of life: a case study of Indianapolis, Indiana

Cultural tourism investment and resident quality of life: a case study of Indianapolis, Indiana

Sociodemographic Influences on Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development in Zimbabwe

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