Community issues and resident opinions of tourism

Williams, John; Lawson, Rob

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“…According to other studies [46,47], close community ties and place attachment lead to a greater sensitivity to the social and cultural impacts of tourism. In our surveys, however, we did not identify any statistically significant relationship between place relationship and perception of visitation levels.…”

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confidence: 92%

Changes in Local People’s Perceptions of the Sumava National Park in the Czech Republic over a Ten Year Period (1998–2008)

2012

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Abstract:The Sumava National Park (NP), the largest protected area of its kind in Central Europe, is as interesting as it is problematic (historical development, conflicts between regional development and landscape protection). In order to evaluate the success of the Park's policies, local park inhabitants' attitudes were assessed over a ten-year period. Two surveys (N = 181 and N = 200) were conducted in August, 1998 and 2008. The questionnaires consisted of 43 queries from three thematic areas; (a) socio-demographic data, (b) environment and nature conservation, and (c) sustainable tourism and local development. The comparison of the results 1998 with 2008 showed that the Park inhabitants perceived living in the Park as improving and the scheme for nature conservation as either "optimal" or "more strict". The surveys also showed the loss of job opportunities as the most prevalent local concern. In a cluster analysis based on perceptions of (a) the Park, (b) the environment and (c) Park Administration, subjects were divided into four opinion groups ranging from "optimists" to "grumblers". The most "positive (optimistic)" group saw little connection between the Park's existence and job losses, while the most "negative" group saw a strong connection in that regard.

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confidence: 92%

Changes in Local People’s Perceptions of the Sumava National Park in the Czech Republic over a Ten Year Period (1998–2008)

2012

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“…A questionnaire was designed for this research and various related literature (Lankford & Howard, 1994;Williams and Lawson, 2001;Milman&Pizam, 1988;Choi and Sirakaya 2005;Andriottis, 2002) were used to develop the items of the questionnaire. Most of the questions were based on a 5 point Likert scale, ranging from 1: 'strongly disagree' to 5: 'strongly agree' and the questionnaire was pilot tested to have its content validated by several tourism scholars in Iran.…”

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“…Tourism has to be managed with the help and interest of all stakeholders in a given territory with a focus on local inhabitants (Guyer and Pollard, 1997).Considering the importance of residents who have a key role in tourism, many studies have been carried out by researchers in developed countries about local community perceptions toward tourism. Among them are Lankford and Howard (1994), Hernandez et al, (1996), Schroeder (1996), Ryan and Montgomery (1994), Nicholas (2007), Williams and Lawson (2001). But unfortunately, hardly any work has been devoted to examine residents' attitudes on tourism development in developing countries (Lepp, 2007).…”

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local people perceptions toward social,economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Kermanshah (Iran)

Mohammadi¹

2010

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This study examines the locals' people perceptions about social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism in the cultural heritage destination of Kermanshah in Iran. The study focused on residents in the vicinity of popular heritage attractions in the region. According to the survey, a high percentage of the respondents recognizes and appreciates the positive impacts of tourism towards the local people. Among the impacts, the positive social impacts of tourism were most favorably perceived by the local community. The findings of semi structured interviews with residents supported the survey results.

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“…Local communities will usually withdraw their support for tourism if they perceive the costs of tourism outweigh the benefits, thereby jeopardizing the future success and development of the industry [6]. Profit-oriented tourism undertakings may be hindered or terminated by excessive negative resident reaction toward tourism development [17]. Therefore, tourism planners must take into account the views of local residents if the industry is to be sustainable in the long run [17].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Profit-oriented tourism undertakings may be hindered or terminated by excessive negative resident reaction toward tourism development [17]. Therefore, tourism planners must take into account the views of local residents if the industry is to be sustainable in the long run [17].…”

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Retaining Access to Key Tourist Assets for Local Residents: A Case of Mount Kinabalu

Bidder

Polus

2014

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Abstract. Tourism development can occur to the detriment of real or perceived access to major tourist destinations by local residents. They can find access changed due to privatization of assets or imposition of restrictions on the permissible uses. Drawing upon this subset of tourism impact on the host community, this study analyzes the access by local residents to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Specifically, it examines the retention of access to the mountain for local Sabahans. Interviews with park management were conducted and questionnaires were distributed to local residents. The results show that the number of Sabahan climbers has always been significantly lower than other Malaysian and foreign climbers, despite the introduction of the Sabahan rate. Additionally, the actual number of Sabahan climbers is lower than the allocated quota potential. The paper proposes several recommendations that the park management can consider to ensure local Sabahans will have a fair and equal access to Mount Kinabalu.

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Community issues and resident opinions of tourism

Cited by 473 publications

References 35 publications

Changes in Local People’s Perceptions of the Sumava National Park in the Czech Republic over a Ten Year Period (1998–2008)

Changes in Local People’s Perceptions of the Sumava National Park in the Czech Republic over a Ten Year Period (1998–2008)

local people perceptions toward social,economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Kermanshah (Iran)

Retaining Access to Key Tourist Assets for Local Residents: A Case of Mount Kinabalu

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