Resident attitudes to tourism in North Wales

Sheldon, Pauline J.; Var, Turgut

doi:10.1016/0261-5177(84)90006-2

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“…During the high tourism season, public and leisure infrastructures become saturated, and traffic congestion and parking problems occur (Lindberg & Johnson, 1997;Sheldon & Abenoja, 2001), which often cause inconvenience to local residents (Liu & Var, 1986;Sheldon & Var, 1984). Tourism can also increase the standard of living (Liu & Var, 1986;McGehee & Andereck, 2004) as well as drug and alcohol problems (Diedrich & García, 2009;Haralambopoulos & Pizam 1996;King Pizam & Milman, 1993;Milman & Pizam 1988); serious environmental damage and significant increases in waste and pollution can also occur (Andereck et al, 2005;Brunt & Courtney, 1999;Lankford, 1994;Liu et al, 1987;McGehee & Andereck, 2004;Snaith & Haley, 1999).…”

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Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

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This study examines the residents´ perceptions of the impact of tourism in Benalmádena, and the profiles of the residents according to socio-demographic characteristics. A questionnaire assessed how these characteristics influence the residents' perceptions towards the environment, economy, and socio-cultural aspects. The survey was administered to a stratified sample of 770 residents in Benalmádena. Results show a significant effect of socio-demographic variables on perception of tourism impact. The educational background, place of birth and how long respondents had been living in the community explain a significant amount of the variance in overall attitudes. Interaction analyses revealed that place of birth moderated the relationship between the tourism dimensions and the years of residence. For instance, the respondents with less than five years of residence showed more positive attitude towards the impact of tourism. We offer a profile of these residents according to their perceptions of the impact of tourism in their community.

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Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

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“…It is generally felt that community perceptions toward tourism impacts are likely to be an important planning and policy consideration for successful tourism development (Ap, 1992). Numerous studies on community residents' perceptions of tourism impacts have been conducted (Andereck et al, 2005;Ap, 1990Ap, , 1992Ap & Crompton, 1993;Brown & Giles, 1994;Choi & Sirakaya, 2005;Johnson et al, 1994;Liu et al, 1987;Liu & Var1986;Pizam, 1978;Ritchie, 1993;Robson & Robson, 1996;Ryan & Montgomery, 1994;Seid, 1994;Sheldon & Abenoja, 2001;Sheldon & Var, 1984;Sirakaya et al, 2001;Teye et al, 2002;Upchurch & Teivane, 2000). All these studies are performed by Western researchers.…”

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Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Aref¹,

Redzuan²,

Gill³

2009

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This paper investigates the community perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Shiraz, Iran. Special focus is on the differences in perceptions between the Old and New Districts of Shiraz. The study demonstrates that there are broadly similar views among the community leaders and community residents from both districts of Shiraz. In fact, a high percentage of the answers obtained highlighted positive aspects environmental and economic impacts of tourism toward local communities. According to the survey, the strongest and favourable perceptions toward tourism impacts are found to be linked with environmental aspects and while economic matters are found to be the least favourable in terms of the perceived impacts on tourism. T-test analysis of the study indicates that there is no significant difference between community leaders' perceptions in both districts of Shiraz City. Results drew from discussion with the target group show that the community residents have positive perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism with only minor differences with each other.

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“…Korca (1996) found that negative perceptions toward tourism arose when distance between a resident's home and the tourism zone of the community decreased. Conversely, Sheldon and Var (1984) revealed that residents living close to tourism areas had more favorable perceptions. However, the results of some studies are ambiguous and are not necessarily susceptible to explanation using distance decay theory; Harvey et al (1995), Ritchie and Inkari (2006), and Williams and Lawson (2001) revealed that those living further away from the tourism zone had more negative perceptions towards tourism than tourism zone residents.…”

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Residents' Perceptions of Convention Centers: A Distance Decay Analysis

Li¹,

Cang²,

Thomas³

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Public investment in convention centers represents a relatively common approach to stimulating economic development in many large cities throughout the world. The rationale is that metropolitan authorities can thereby attract business tourists and promote positive (business friendly) images of their locality. Although the economic dimension of such spending has received some attention, especially by consultants, there has been little theorizing or empirical research that has examined residents' perceptions of such development. This is in sharp contrast to examinations of resident perceptions of leisure tourism, which has witnessed extensive academic interest. This article analyzes residents' perceptions of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre in South Korea. Distance decay theories, geographic decay, and cognitive decay are used to inform the analysis. The findings indicate that increasing residents' engagement with, and knowledge of, convention centers is likely to engender positive perceptions of their impacts. It is suggested that urban policymakers in many parts of the world could learn from this study and should take residents' perceptions into account when financing and managing convention centers.

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Resident attitudes to tourism in North Wales

Cited by 342 publications

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Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

Residents' perceptions of tourism development in Benalmádena (Spain)

Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Residents' Perceptions of Convention Centers: A Distance Decay Analysis

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