Evaluating urban residents’ attitudes towards tourism development in Belgrade (Serbia)

Antecedents of Residents’ Pro-tourism Behavioral Intention: Place Image, Place Attachment, and Attitude

“…Schroeder’s (1996) study of North Dakotan residents found that those holding a positive place image were more supportive of tourism and preferred to travel within the state. With a sample of 466 urban residents in Belgrade, Tournois and Djeric (2018) found that place image positively and directly impacted support for tourism development. In Stylidis et al’s (2014) study in Kavala (Greece), residents’ place image positively affected their support for tourism development.…”

“…Previous studies have concentrated on the conceptualization and determinants of place attachment (Chen, 2018). Some researchers regard it as a multi-dimension variable (Chen, 2018; Huang et al, 2018), while Vong (2015); Scannell and Gifford (2016), and Tournois and Djeric (2018) consider place attachment a single-dimension variable. In recent research, place attachment as a two-dimension variable comprising place identity and place dependence is widely accepted in the context of environmental psychology and tourism management (Chen et al, 2014).…”

“…These demonstrate the relationships between place attachment and both attitude to tourism and behavior. However, place attachment has received limited attention as a determinant of residents’ attitude to tourism (Eusébio et al, 2018), and there is no consensus on the nature of this relationship (Tournois and Djeric, 2018). Some studies have found that place attachment is positively related to both residents’ attitude to tourism and their pro-tourism behavioral intention; however, others have found that place attachment negatively affects both variables.…”

Tourism as a Factor of Regional Development: Community Perceptions and Potential Bank Support in the Kopaonik National Park (Serbia)

“…It is accepted that tourism can have both favorable and unfavorable impacts on the local community with respect to each of these dimensions of exchange. As far as economic impacts are concerned, tourism can provide more job opportunities and improve infrastructure [22,44], but may increase the cost of living [48]. Through the development of tourism, cultural exchange and preservation of local culture are enhanced [21,49], but other effects may be less welcomed, such as changes in social and family structure and emergence of cultural practices adapted to suit the needs of tourists [50].…”

“…Factors that affect community support for the development of tourism have been extensively investigated by various scholars. These factors, including community attachment, community concern and an eco-centric attitude [20,21], place attachment [22], personal attitudes [23] and perceived benefits [24], may strongly influence local residents' support. In addition, previous research often examined the connection between support for the development of sustainable tourism and its observed effects.…”