Residents’ perceptions of a World Heritage property: a multivariate analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Lourenço-Gomes ◽  
João Fernandes Rebelo ◽  
Cristina Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Property A ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of a World Heritage site (WHS) nomination as perceived by a specific group in a community, namely, the residents of the Alto Douro Wine Region. Design/methodology/approach The primary data were gathered through a face-to-face questionnaire, and the data analysis was performed using multivariate statistical methodologies (categorical principal components and cluster analysis) and the multinomial logit model. Findings Since the UNESCO nomination, the economic return was perceived as higher for almost half of the owners within the viticulture activity, for over half (56 per cent) within the tourism activity sector, and for 38 per cent in commerce. The general benefits mainly contributed to the residents’ positive view of the UNESCO’s classification. The viticulture activity negatively influences the perceived impact of listing on economic revenue. This is a very interesting and disturbing conclusion, since it suggests that not all grape-growers are feeling positive effects from the UNESCO nomination. Originality/value This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the WHS perceived effects by local residents. Methodologically, the paper presents a more refined analysis compared to most existing studies. By performing group segmentation, the paper provides more generalised information on community perceptions, bringing forward detailed knowledge about the interests of distinct groups such as wine makers, residents employed in tourism industry and commerce.

The impact of cooperative participation on income: the case of vegetable production in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giang Thi Huong Tran ◽  
Teruaki Nanseki ◽  
Yosuke Chomei ◽  
Ly Thi Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Selection Bias ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe demand for clean vegetables has rapidly increased, many farmers gradually turn to vegetable cultivation to increase income; therefore, agricultural cooperative mobilized farmers group to facilitate them access to technical training and enhance compliance with the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impacts of the participation on farmer’s income as well as the major factors that affect the participation in cooperatives by the vegetable farmers in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe study used primary data collected from vegetable farmers in Vietnam. This study utilized propensity score matching to avoid initial selection bias. The differences between participants and nonparticipants will be adjusted by matching each membership individual to a nonmember based on similar observable characteristics by summarizing the conditional probability of a member given pretreatment characteristics.FindingsThis study demonstrates that participation in cooperatives is significantly affected by ethnicity, age of household head, labor involving vegetable production and extension service access. The results of this study also confirm that agricultural cooperatives have positive effects on member farmers to enhance income and that participants – on average – have a higher income than nonparticipants.Research limitations/implicationsThe method cannot rule out the possibility of selection bias due to unobserved differences between participants and even an appropriate comparison group.Originality/valueThis study contributes to an improved understanding about impacts of cooperatives on farmers’ income in developing and emerging economies. Moreover, research also upgrades knowledge regarding the effectiveness of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam, as well as guides policymakers in supporting the cooperatives in expanding the market and other necessary changes.

scholarly journals TO MEASURE SATISFACTION OF TOURISTS VISITING THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF AJANTA CAVES

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Sonali Tirath Gaikwad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Scenic Beauty ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The World

To create effective marketing strategies for Heritage Destination in the tourism industry, an in depth knowledge of tourists is crucial. The aim of this study is to measure tourist satisfaction of the highly trafficked destination of the World Heritage Site of Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad (Maharashtra, India). Primary data was collected from 100 tourists (foreign & domestic tourists) visited Ajanta caves in the month of January 2020 using questionnaire. Data Analysis was done by using independent sample t-test and descriptive statistics. The findings of the study suggested that tourists were strongly satisfied with the appealing monument, facilities at the monument, scenic beauty of Ajanta caves and conservation of the monument. On the contrary tourists were let down with the accessibility & connectivity. It was also observed that there is no significant difference between satisfaction of foreign tourists and domestic tourists. Further researcher has come up with the suggestions for the destination planners and promoters to improve tourists footfall at the destination.

Cultural heritage management under tourism pressure

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharif Shams Imon
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to bridge the epistemological gap between heritage and tourism in understanding (and describing) the link between what is protected in heritage and what is a sustainable use of heritage as a tourism resource. This is accomplished by focusing on the socio-cultural dimension of heritage. Design/methodology/approach Three case studies involving UNESCO World Heritage sites and representing different stages of tourism development from three different developing economies are discussed. The case studies are based on the author’s extensive monitoring and evaluation of World Heritage Site management over the course of a decade, including tourism management, and they feature in-depth discussions with government heritage authorities and with heritage and tourism experts and stakeholders; observation and monitoring activities; and review of policy and project documents, heritage and tourism plans, UNESCO and other professional bodies’ reports and academic research works. Findings A symbiotic relationship between the environment, people and economy and the multi-sectoral nature of the tourism industry makes achieving sustainable development goals almost impossible unless there is a coordinated and integrated approach by the all parties involved, especially in culturally and naturally sensitive areas. The spirit of place is used as a conceptual framework in the application of systems. Theories seem to be the way forward for a sustainable management of tourism in such areas. Originality/value The paper addresses an important and under-researched aspect of tourism-heritage encounters: How the socio-cultural impacts of tourism affect the value of cultural heritage, especially in the context of developing economies.

Migration as a livelihood strategy in Ethiopia: fallacy or reality?

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Mago
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ethiopian Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
External Migration

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of migration on the livelihoods of Ethiopians. It is widely acclaimed that migration has positive effects on livelihoods. This paper investigates whether this claim is a fallacy or a reality. Can migration be conceptualized as a strategy for livelihood enhancement? Although Ethiopia has a large number of migrants both internally and externally, this paper focuses on the impact of external migration on the livelihoods of Ethiopian migrants and their families. Design/methodology/approach Using primary data, the paper attempts to establish whether migration enhances livelihoods. Qualitative data are used. Primary data were collected and analyzed using SurveyMonkey. SurveyMonkey is an internet-based software that has a facility for interview questions and it analyses data automatically on submission of responses. The survey achieved a response rate of 52 percent (218 out of 420). A follow-up survey, done between March 20 and April 16, 2018 to validate the online responses, involved 12 respondents. Findings Results show that migration is important in the sustenance of livelihoods. Both pecuniary and non-pecuniary benefits have been realised. In addition, migration also benefits development at home. Practical implications The Ethiopian Government should develop policy options that promote the inflow of remittances for livelihood enhancement. Originality/value The paper uses SurveyMonkey to gather data from a number of respondents (crowdsourcing data collection). The SurveyMonkey made possible a crowd data gathering process.

scholarly journals How does COVID-19 affect tourism in terms of people’s willingness to travel? Empirical evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hao ◽  
Hanyu Bai ◽  
Shiwei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in traveling restrictions and decreased the demand among travelers since the end of 2019. Policies and people’s behaviors are gradually changing with the increase in the number of new diagnoses of COVID-19. Tourism increases tourists’ risk of contracting COVID-19 and will undoubtedly be affected by this disease. Based on this assumption and social cognitive theory, this paper aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on tourism in terms of people’s willingness to travel. Design/methodology/approach Based on social cognitive theory, this study has designed the model and variables. The data of the paper came from a survey conducted in 29 provinces of China and a total of 618 responses were used for data analysis after deleting invalid questionnaires. Drawing on the structural equation modeling method, this paper processes the data collected from questionnaires to test the hypotheses and come to the results. Findings The results indicate that the negative impact of COVID-19 will affect the severity perceptions, personal negative effects and positive effects of tourism during the outbreak, which will ultimately influence people’s willingness to travel. During the outbreak of COVID-19, impacted by environmental factors and personal factors, Chinese people’s willingness to travel has been significantly reduced. Research limitations/implications This study mainly focuses on people’s willingness to travel and the demand side of tourism to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on tourism, which neglects the supply side of tourism for analysis. Subsequent research should take account of the supply side of tourism and expanding the sample size worldwide to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry from a broader perspective. Originality/value This study quantitatively analyzes how COVID-19 influenced the tourism industry and precisely determines the possible mechanism of the effect of COVID-19 on tourism by using social cognitive theory to build a model. The insights from the work help to understand how COVID-19 affects people’s willingness to travel during the pandemic and how to address this issue.

Farming versus tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1581-1590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Jianghuan Zhu ◽  
Chu Lin ◽  
Yunyun Li ◽  
Lijun Wu
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Livelihood Strategy ◽  
The Impact

Participation in the tourism industry around World Heritage Sites is an important livelihood strategy for farmers. To enhance their sustainable livelihood ability, it is important to identify these strategies and determine the factors that affect their shift from low- to high-stability employment plans. We conducted face-to-face interviews with 150 farmer households on a World Heritage Site in China. Using the sustainable livelihood framework, proposed by the Department for International Development in the United Kingdom, a detailed inventory of farmers’ livelihood capital was created. A livelihood capital evaluation system was established adopting an entropy weight method. In addition, a multiple logistic regression model was used to analyze the impact of farmers’ livelihood capital on their choice of tourism schemes. The results show that the most stable tourism livelihood strategies in the area studied were store types, and the most unstable, stall types. The key factors that affected the farmers’ shift of livelihood strategy were physical, financial, and human capital. Farmers with a larger quantum of these types of capital were more likely to choose a high-level livelihood strategy than other farmers. Moreover, the distance from their residence to the main attractions and tourist routes was an important factor that affected their choice of livelihood strategies.

Preserving the cultural identity of a World Heritage Site: the impact of Chichen Itza’s souvenir vendors

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ady Milman
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Host Community ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chichen Itza

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the Maya-descent souvenir vendors in sustaining the socio-cultural heritage of Chichen Itza, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site (WHS). The study aims to understand the souvenir vendors’ social and economic position within the diverse stakeholder groups involved in the tourist attraction and their impact on visitors. Design/methodology/approach – The exploratory study applied a combination of unobtrusive participant observation and photography methods conducted throughout the site’s monuments. The data were complemented with an analysis of social media comments posted by the WHS visitors. Findings – The findings revealed that the excessive retail presence throughout the site, coupled with the souvenir vendors’ continual harassment, have negatively impacted the patrons’ visiting experience. The vendors’ retail activity was not regarded as culturally authentic and did not contribute to the socio-cultural sustainability of the host community. Research limitations/implications – The findings may lack generalization, and consequently, additional research is necessary to test the propositions presented, both at Chichen Itza and other WHS. Practical implications – The paper recommends adopting new reforms that will benefit all stakeholders involved with the site’s operation, including negotiating culture, identities and “being Maya” within the contemporary Mexican society. Re-evaluating all stakeholders’ socio-economic benefits and securing the government’s control of the site were also recommended. Originality/value – This study presents a unique case study approach that reports the tactics adopted by the souvenir vendors at the WHS site. The conversion of culture and heritage into purely economic values coupled with political power might impact the long-term sustainability of the site.

Implication of Tourism Traits on Jharkhand Tourism with special reference to perception of local residents

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranjal Kumar ◽  
Ashutosh Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Factor ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Development Cost ◽  
Tribal Culture ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Impact

Jharkhand is popular for tribal culture and uniqueness of its inherent natural beauty attributing significantly on Tourism Industry of Jharkhand. There has been visible change and impact on socio-economic factor because of tourist influx in the Jharkhand state. The inherent beauty and nature has made the state popular for tourism. The attraction towards various important tourist spots revolves mostly within the domestic tourism. The paper attempts to ascertain the impact of tourism traits, like economic Development, Cost of living, Infrastructure Development, Socio-Cultural and the Environment affect through primary data collected from the responses of residents of six dominant tourist circuits of Jharkhand. The respondent’s views were ascertained on five point Likert Scale. The data so collected was subjected to analysis for identifying the impact of various tourism traits on the prospects of Jharkhand Tourism.

The role of innovation in building competitive advantages: an empirical investigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prodromos Chatzoglou ◽  
Dimitrios Chatzoudes
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose Nowadays, innovation appears as one of the main driving forces of organisational success. Despite the above fact, its impact on the propensity of an organisation to develop and sustain a competitive advantage has not yet received sufficient empirical investigation. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the existing empirical literature by focusing on the antecedents of innovation and its impact on competitive advantage. It proposes a newly developed conceptual framework that adopts a three-step approach, highlighting areas that have rarely been simultaneously examined before. Design/methodology/approach The examination of the proposed conceptual framework was performed with the use of a newly developed structured questionnaire that was distributed to a group of Greek manufacturing companies. The questionnaire has been successfully completed by chief executive officers (CEOs) from 189 different companies. CEOs were used as key respondents due to their knowledge and experience. The reliability and the validity of the questionnaire were thoroughly examined. Empirical data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. The study is empirical (based on primary data), explanatory (examines cause and effect relationships), deductive (tests research hypotheses) and quantitative (includes the analysis of quantitative data collected with the use of a structured questionnaire). Findings Results indicate that knowledge management, intellectual capital, organisational capabilities and organisational culture have significant direct and indirect effects on innovation, underlining the importance of their simultaneous enhancement. Finally, the positive effect of innovation on the creation of competitive advantages is empirically validated, bridging the gap in the relevant literature and offering avenues for additional future research. Originality/value The causal relationship between innovation and competitive advantage, despite its significant theoretical support, has not been empirically validated. The present paper aspires to bridge this gap, investigating the impact of innovation on the development of competitive advantages. Moreover, the present study adopts a multidimensional approach that has never been explored in the existing innovation literature, making the examination of the proposed conceptual framework an interesting research topic.

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