Planning as a Coping Response to Proposed Tourism Development

Abstract

This case study explores the psychological concepts of stress and coping as experienced by residents of a host community. Stress can negatively affect communities and individuals in myriad ways, leading to community dysfunction, negative health outcomes, and psychological consequences. Successful coping actions can moderate the effects of stress on individuals and communities. Over the span of two years, the community of Sitka, Alaska, undertook two tourism planning processes in response to the proposed development of a cruise pier. Thematic analysis of 29 interviews of Sitka residents and tourism planning participants revealed that the tourism planning process was a form of community coping with the stress of proposed tourism development. Interviews also revealed that individuals engaged in coping to address stressors that manifested during each planning process. Understanding how residents of host communities respond to stresses brought about by tourism development is a step forward in understanding the host-guest relationship.

Patrones de distribución de la oferta turística mediante técnicas geoestadísticas en Extremadura (2004-2014)

“…Ésta se erige como herramienta clave para el desarrollo armónico de la actividad, preservando el medio, vinculando a la sociedad residente, y obteniendo un rendimiento económico. Existen numerosas referencias bibliográficas sobre la planificación turística (Gunn, 1988;Inskeep, 1991;Simmons, 1994;Dredge et al, 2015), muy desarrolladas en la década de los noventa, si bien, continúan las aportaciones sobre esta temática (Jordan, 2015;Morpeth et al, 2015), aprovechando las constantes mejoras de las técnicas y herramientas analíticas.…”

Conflict management within the context of community based tourism: an exploratory study

“…As a response to conflict, planning has been highly regarded throughout the CBT literature (Al Haija, 2011;Jordan, 2015;Schianetz et al, 2009). Community participation in relationship to tourism planning has been studied as a response to mitigate potential or occurring conflict (Jamal & Getz, 1995;Keogh, 1990;Simmons, 1994).…”

Determining Sustainable Tourism in Regions

“…The term "stakeholder" was first defined by Freeman [2] as 'any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of an organisation's objectives'. Stakeholder methodology generally accepts that the first step in stakeholder consultation is to determine what stakeholder groups exist, then to explore what potential or current power they have and incorporate these attitudes into planning for sustainable tourism [3][4][5]. However, in recent years, a critical turn has taken place within sustainable tourism research [6,7].…”

“…This was achieved through the use of the pictorial Q-methodology in the Bay of Bay Fires region of Tasmania, Australia. Consequently, the objectives of this paper are to: (1) Conduct a critical assessment of the literature related to sustainable tourism and stakeholder analysis; (2) Review the socio-political situation within the Bay of Fires region in Tasmania in order to determine issues that may affect individuals' attitudes towards the region and to inform the selection of the research approach; (3) Undertake a Q-method analysis of individuals' attitudes towards sustainable tourism and assess whether these align with their behavioural stakeholder group; (4) Contribute to a critical review of stakeholder theory regarding individuals' alignment with behavioural stakeholder groups; and (5) Identify the key issues of concern regarding sustainable tourism, for those living in the Bay of Fires region of Tasmania, Australia.…”