The impacts of tourism at a UNESCO heritage site in China – a need for a meta-narrative? The case of the Kaiping Diaolou

Ryan, Chris; Zhang, Chaozhi; Zeng, Deng

doi:10.1080/09669582.2010.544742

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“…The conditions of each context (e.g., topography, heritage, culture, history, and infrastructure) create results that, although they might have some common characteristics with other places, are still unique to the local area (Almeida, et al, 2015;Ryan, Chaozhi, & Zeng, 2011 does not explain why they have such perceptions (Sharpley, 2014). Thus, a further qualitative analysis would be useful to strengthen the explanations provided, delving into the different profiles that have emerged in our analysis (Deery, Jago & Fredline, 2012).…”

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Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

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This study examines the residents´ perceptions of the impact of tourism in Benalmádena, and the profiles of the residents according to socio-demographic characteristics. A questionnaire assessed how these characteristics influence the residents' perceptions towards the environment, economy, and socio-cultural aspects. The survey was administered to a stratified sample of 770 residents in Benalmádena. Results show a significant effect of socio-demographic variables on perception of tourism impact. The educational background, place of birth and how long respondents had been living in the community explain a significant amount of the variance in overall attitudes. Interaction analyses revealed that place of birth moderated the relationship between the tourism dimensions and the years of residence. For instance, the respondents with less than five years of residence showed more positive attitude towards the impact of tourism. We offer a profile of these residents according to their perceptions of the impact of tourism in their community.

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Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

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“…She found that residents of both heritage sites have positive perceptions and attitudes toward local tourism development, due to the growth of employment and income, regardless of negative effects like cost of living, general prices for goods and services, noise, crime and congestion. Ryan, Chaozhi and Zeng [9] examined the residents' perceptions of the impact of tourism at UNESCO heritage site in China-Kaiping Diaolou, a destination in an early stage of tourism development. The research has shown that residents have positive attitudes about UNESCO designation of a World Heritage Site and about socio-cultural and economic effects tourism development has on their lives.…”

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“…There have been a number of studies focused on local residents' attitudes in World Heritage Sites [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], but there has not been any research dealing with local residents' attitudes towards different forms of tourism development (CTD and SITD). Therefore, this paper could be potentially valuable for those researchers who explore local residents' attitudes toward special interest tourism development generally and in World Heritage Sites.…”

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(Un)supported Current Tourism Development in UNESCO Protected Site: The Case of Old City of Dubrovnik

2017

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Abstract:The main purpose of this paper is to explore and determine perceptions of residents living in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) protected site Old City of Dubrovnik (OCD) towards tourism development. Uncontrolled tourism expansion has impact on local residents' life and on their (un)support for specific form of tourism development. Comprehension of residents' perceptions is crucial for realization of adequate tourism development and for mutual satisfaction of tourism demand and supply. Therefore, the aim is to test the model of residents' perceptions of economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism on their (un)support for specific form of tourism development. To realize the purpose of this research, Cronbach alpha, explorative (EFC) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied. The findings indicate that there is a direct relationship between residents who perceive positive and negative economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of tourism and their (un)support for tourism development. This paper points out the role and significance of the permanent residents' perceptions research concerning the issues that are related to the quality tourism development due to the high interaction between local residents, tourists and local tourism development especially in the areas under the protection of UNESCO.

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“…Despite the availability of books, book chapters and journal articles related to mixed methods, few of the 56 studies that applied mixed methods actually referenced the literature on mixed methods to justify their approach. In this regard, only nine works (Lynch, Duinker, Sheehan y Chute, 2010;Ryan, Chaozhi and Zeng, 2011;Chancellor, Norman, Farmer and Coe, 2011;Su and Wall, 2012;Canavan, 2014;Ong and Smith, 2014;Puhakka, Cottrell and Siikamäki, 2014;Albrecht, 2014;Walker and Moscardo, 2014) included in their lists of references any methodological studies about mixed methods from the main mixed methodologists (works by Creswell, Greene, Johnson, Onwuegbuzie, Tashakkori, Teddlie, among others). On this evidence it seems likely that the advantages and potential benefits of mixed methods research may be unknown to the majority of sustainable tourism researchers.…”

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Mixed methods in sustainable tourism research: an analysis of prevalence, designs and application in JOST (2005–2014)

Molina‐Azorín

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2015

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

106

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This article analyses the use of mixed methods in papers published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism (JOST) over a ten year period, 2005 to 2014. The main purpose of this paper is to examine how and why mixed methods research is being used in the sustainable tourism field. First, a content analysis of the articles shows that the purposes are primarily expansion and development of the results, and less often triangulation or complementarity. Sequential designs are slightly more popular than simultaneous designs, with qualitative research preceding the quantitative element. In the majority of cases, both the quantitative and qualitative methods are equivalent in importance, yet where one is dominant this is usually the quantitative part. Second, we contextualise the content analysis by exemplifying the use of mixed methods with selected papers and interviews with their authors to reflect on the practices, reasons, strengths and weaknesses of using mixed methods. We argue that mixed methods provide sustainable tourism academics with more opportunities for pragmatic transformative research for societal change, and increases research reliability in relation to social desirability bias, stakeholder comparisons and interdisciplinarity.

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The impacts of tourism at a UNESCO heritage site in China – a need for a meta-narrative? The case of the Kaiping Diaolou

Cited by 87 publications

References 42 publications

Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

(Un)supported Current Tourism Development in UNESCO Protected Site: The Case of Old City of Dubrovnik

Mixed methods in sustainable tourism research: an analysis of prevalence, designs and application in JOST (2005–2014)

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