Utilization of Available Technology to Support Ocean Mining

The social impacts of tourism a case study of Bath, UK

“…Much of the early literature debated the potential for using socioeconomic and demographic variables as indicators of differing attitudes and perceptions of tourism (Pizam 1978;Rothman 1978) and this debate has continued, with a great deal of disagreement, throughout the past twenty years. The reason for this may well lie in the limited attempts by research groups to define the type of destination, utilize the same methodology, and develop models which are broad enough to contain all of the potentially contributory variables.…”

“…Rothman (1978) highlighted negative resident perceptions towards increased noise, litter, traffic, crime, over-crowding, and tourism induced price increases, although research findings also noted the perception of positive aspects of tourism development. These included improvements in local infrastructure (Belisle and Hoy 1980), increased employment opportunities (Milman and Pizam 1988;Rothman 1978), and increased recreational opportunities (Davis, Allen and Cosenza 1988).…”

“…This has been the focus in the United 6 States (Davis et al 1988;Liu and Var 1986;Milman and Pizam 1988;Perdue et al 1990;Pizam 1978;Rothman 1978;Thomason, Crompton and Kamp 1979) in Europe (Var, Kendall and Tarakcioglu 1985), and in the United Kingdom (Brougham and Butler 1981;Sheldon and Var 1984). Research into perceptions in larger urban areas has been relatively ignored, but the research conducted is summarized in Table 1.…”