Residents' attitudes toward tourism development

Teye, Victor B.; Sirakaya, Ercan; Sönmez, Sevil

doi:10.1016/s0160-7383(01)00074-3

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“…It is generally felt that community perceptions toward tourism impacts are likely to be an important planning and policy consideration for successful tourism development (Ap, 1992). Numerous studies on community residents' perceptions of tourism impacts have been conducted (Andereck et al, 2005;Ap, 1990Ap, , 1992Ap & Crompton, 1993;Brown & Giles, 1994;Choi & Sirakaya, 2005;Johnson et al, 1994;Liu et al, 1987;Liu & Var1986;Pizam, 1978;Ritchie, 1993;Robson & Robson, 1996;Ryan & Montgomery, 1994;Seid, 1994;Sheldon & Abenoja, 2001;Sheldon & Var, 1984;Sirakaya et al, 2001;Teye et al, 2002;Upchurch & Teivane, 2000). All these studies are performed by Western researchers.…”

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Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Aref¹,

Redzuan²,

Gill³

2009

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This paper investigates the community perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Shiraz, Iran. Special focus is on the differences in perceptions between the Old and New Districts of Shiraz. The study demonstrates that there are broadly similar views among the community leaders and community residents from both districts of Shiraz. In fact, a high percentage of the answers obtained highlighted positive aspects environmental and economic impacts of tourism toward local communities. According to the survey, the strongest and favourable perceptions toward tourism impacts are found to be linked with environmental aspects and while economic matters are found to be the least favourable in terms of the perceived impacts on tourism. T-test analysis of the study indicates that there is no significant difference between community leaders' perceptions in both districts of Shiraz City. Results drew from discussion with the target group show that the community residents have positive perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism with only minor differences with each other.

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Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Aref¹,

Redzuan²,

Gill³

2009

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“…However, policies aimed at increasing tourist security are the exception rather than the rule [17][18][19][20][21][22][23], and where they exist may raise serious concerns about community justice. A consistent finding in the literature is that local residents blame tourism for many of the crime and disorder problems in their area and for threatening both traditional values and quality of life [24][25][26][27][28]. In the UK, Newquay provides a good illustration of this, where local people have protested at the "threat" posed to their town by the hedonistic culture brought by young tourists, a problem they felt was not acknowledged by criminal justice and tourism agencies [4,7].…”

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Addressing the Security Concerns of Locals and Visitors for the Sustainable Development of Tourist Destinations

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Tourism has long been recognized as a crime generator. This poses a dilemma in the sustainable development context: is continued tourist expansion sustainable if it generates increased law and order problems? Using the example of Bras , ov, Romania, this article considers the ways in which criminal justice agencies and the tourism sector have operated in partnership to ensure the security of both local residents and visitors. We argue that the success of the initiative depends on multi-agency working at the local level, but that the involvement of local residents is also crucial. This commitment may be tested as the nature of tourism changes. The research consists of an analysis of primary and secondary data. The results revealed that among the main security issues mentioned by tourists are not only robberies and other social and situational features that contributed to tourists feeling anxious or unsafe, but also the need to have access to good health services and easy access to money changing facilities, information centers, etc. Some improvements are suggested for the local Sustainable Development Strategy of Bras , ov.

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“…Some studies (Chen, 2000;Teye et al, 2002;Long & Kayat, 2011) agree that the relationship between the residents' sociodemographic characteristics and their perceptions is non-conclusive, due to the age, gender, occupation, and economic status differences among them. Concurring views from other studies (Andereck & Nyaupane, 2011;Sharma & Gursoy, 2015) advance the proposition that, inasmuch as the sociodemographic characteristics of the residents tend to influence their perceptions, no consistent relationship exists between the two, perhaps owing to their changing nature.…”

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Sociodemographic Influences on Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development in Zimbabwe

Tembi¹,

Makoni²,

Economics³

2018

GTG

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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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Residents' attitudes toward tourism development

Cited by 526 publications

References 14 publications

Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Addressing the Security Concerns of Locals and Visitors for the Sustainable Development of Tourist Destinations

Sociodemographic Influences on Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development in Zimbabwe

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