Community Participation in Tourism at a World Heritage Site: Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China

Ming, Su; Wall, Geoffrey

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“…Su and Wall [13] investigated community participation in tourism at a World Heritage Site at Mutianyu Great Wall, China. They found that residents have positive perceptions towards World Heritage, tourism development and tourism economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts.…”

Section: Residents' Attitudes Toward Tourism Development In World Hermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…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.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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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Section: Residents' Attitudes Toward Tourism Development In World Hermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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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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“…The WHS-embodied cultural and natural values were propitious to tourism development [25]; ecotourism can be a major force in sustainable development of the WHS [26], and also helped to improve local residents' livelihood. Therefore, tourism can effectively promote WHS sustainable development.…”

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Conservation Policy-Community Conflicts: A Case Study from Bogda Nature Reserve, China

2017

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Bogda Nature Reserve is a World Heritage Site (WHS) in Xinjiang, China. Potential conflicts between community development and heritage conservation are important topics to study and may have an impact on the sustainable development of heritage sites. In this study, we conducted a survey with the community residents of the Bogda Nature Reserve to examine major potential conflicts arising from local residents' perceptions regarding conservation policy and its interventions. The results indicated that the local community supports heritage conservation and development, but they expressed negative attitudes towards their present living conditions, especially due to policy-induced loss of benefits. Through the research, three major conflicts were identified: (1) a divergence in residents' awareness of the WHS designation and the conservation policy (grazing restriction policy); (2) negative changes in living conditions compared to before the WHS designation; (3) the degradation of well-being caused by tourism. In addition, expectations from residents were combined to assess the implications for the present situation and advise on conservation plans to facilitate sustainable management in Bogda.

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“…In particular, a central aspect of the marketing of heritage regions concerns trying to achieve a balance in terms of generating commercial activity and preserving the heritage region Gilmore, Carson, Ascenção and Fawcett, 2008;Jones and Shaw, 2012). This involves making a decision regarding whether to actively market a region as a tourist destination, which will have an impact on the social and environmental nature of the region (Su and Wall, 2014). There will be considerations in terms of allowing and developing access to heritage resources, given the need to offer a range of tourist products and services.…”

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Strategic marketing planning for heritage tourism: a conceptual model and empirical findings from two emerging heritage regions

McCamley

Gilmore

2016

Journal of Strategic Marketing

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This paper examines the process of strategic marketing planning for heritage tourism; an inherently complex and fragmented system, requiring a coordinated approach among a range of stakeholders. A conceptual model, detailing key stakeholders and specific strategic functions, as well as a prescribed method of coordination, is presented. Two regions were investigated using a qualitative methodology, which examined five strategic documents and consisted of depth interviews with 11 key informants from the tourism industry. Key findings indicate that weak coordination, in terms of strategic marketing planning, has negative implications for heritage tourism marketing concerning four key strategic functions; strategic orientation, resource allocation, product service development and destination promotion. The paper emphasises the importance of strategic marketing planning for each function and considers the role of the public sector in terms of providing strategic direction. Furthermore, the paper highlights the potential difficulties of engaging in heritage tourism development in a non-traditional destination.

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Community Participation in Tourism at a World Heritage Site: Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing, China

Cited by 116 publications

References 19 publications

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

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

Conservation Policy-Community Conflicts: A Case Study from Bogda Nature Reserve, China

Strategic marketing planning for heritage tourism: a conceptual model and empirical findings from two emerging heritage regions

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