Residents’ perception of sustainable tourism in protected mountain areas: the case of Asturias

Magadán-Díaz, Marta; García, Jesús Israel Rivas

doi:10.1007/s11629-021-7182-8

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“…Some recent studies, which assessed various aspects of sustainable tourism based on users' perceptions, centered on how residents' perceptions and attitudes influence the three dimensions of sustainability [45][46][47][48]. The present study was also based on considering residents as the primary stakeholders, as they need to recognize the following aspects for having a sustainable DWWTS in their smaller communities.…”

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Sustainability of a Low-Cost Decentralized Treatment System for Wastewater Reuse: Resident Perception-Based Evaluation for Arid Regions

Alresheedi,

Haider,

Albuaymi

et al. 2023

Water

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Small communities and most rural settlements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) store domestic wastewater in residential septic tanks and transport it to the nearest centralized wastewater treatment plant. Without a sanitary sewerage system, the residents encounter various socioeconomic and environmental challenges related to sewage collection vehicles, the production of objectionable gases, and leaking septic tanks. The present study developed a resident perception-based methodology to appraise the sustainability of a low-cost ceramic filter bioreactor-type decentralized wastewater treatment system (DWWTS) for a small community of 1300 residents (160 households) in Qassim (KSA). In addition to six demographic factors, nine indicators assessed residents’ perceptions about existing and proposed wastewater management systems. A hierarchical-based system of sub-indices evaluated the three dimensions of sustainability using four environmental, nine social, and three economic indicators. The indicators translated into dichotomous questions posed to 34 respondents in the study area. The statistical analysis assessed the association of responses with the willingness to accept (WTA) the proposed DWWTS. A subjective rating scheme translated the responses into performance scores, and a fuzzy-based method aggregated the scores into sub- and top-level indices. The top of the hierarchy showed a close agreement between the resident’s perception and DWWTS’ sustainability. The study found that residents’ knowledge about environment and resource conservation resulted in a moderately high willingness to reuse treated effluent and WTA the decentralized system. The study also showed that the economic viability of a DWWTS remained at a moderate performance level due to a low monthly waste disposal cost. The study’s findings present a high potential for sustainable community-maintained DWWTS initially supported by the government. The proposed approach facilitates decision-makers working in ministries concerning water resources, environmental protection, and agricultural production in evaluating the sustainability of DWWTS for small communities in arid regions.

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Sustainability of a Low-Cost Decentralized Treatment System for Wastewater Reuse: Resident Perception-Based Evaluation for Arid Regions

Alresheedi,

Haider,

Albuaymi

et al. 2023

Water

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“…The local population expressed their understanding of ST, which has its benefits when segmenting management priorities while respecting the needs and rights of the local population [66,67]. The acceptance and tolerance of the local population towards tourists are the basic prerequisites for ST development [68][69][70].…”

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Importance of the Ramsar Site Labudovo Okno for Sustainable Tourism—Evidence from Vojvodina Province

Trišić,

Brđanin,

Majstorović

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The Ramsar Site Labudovo Okno (LO) is located in Vojvodina, on the left bank of the Danube. It covers an area of 3733 ha. This wet habitat is valuable for different ecosystems, among which the most important are those inhabited by rare bird species. The main natural resources are wetlands, created by the Danube in this shallow part of its flow. Thirty-seven sustainable tourism (ST) indicators were used to assess the current status and future prospects of tourist growth in the LO. For this study, a total of 625 respondents (255 tourists and 370 residents) were asked through a questionnaire to evaluate the current tourism and the impact on their satisfaction. Additionally, they showed that some resources are either misused or not used sufficiently, which has a detrimental effect on the LO. Part of the research was to determine how satisfied respondents were with ST. Although tourism in LO still has no important mass features, the respondents’ satisfaction with sustainable LO tourism is present to a significant extent. This is vital for ST and the creation of local tourism strategies, because the need for greater valorization of natural and social values, as well as the establishment of the roles of all subjects of tourism development, has been noticed. Certainly, nature-based, ecotourism, scientific research, and nautical and bird-watching tourism must be the primary forms of tourist movements in the LO.

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Research on Design Method for Online Panoramic Tourist Website Based on AHP-QFD

Ren

Fang

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Residents’ perception of sustainable tourism in protected mountain areas: the case of Asturias

Cited by 4 publications

References 65 publications

Sustainability of a Low-Cost Decentralized Treatment System for Wastewater Reuse: Resident Perception-Based Evaluation for Arid Regions

Sustainability of a Low-Cost Decentralized Treatment System for Wastewater Reuse: Resident Perception-Based Evaluation for Arid Regions

Importance of the Ramsar Site Labudovo Okno for Sustainable Tourism—Evidence from Vojvodina Province

Research on Design Method for Online Panoramic Tourist Website Based on AHP-QFD

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