scholarly journals GOVERNANCE TERRIORIAL IN FAVOR OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISME, PROPOSITION OF A MULTI-SCALE GRID CASE OF ZAGHOUAN REGION, TUNISIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-192
Author(s):  
Salma Sioud ◽  
Hichem Rejeb
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Scale Grid

This research focuses on the enhancement of natural and cultural landscapes to ensure tourism subsequently as an income generating activity in areas with difficulties. Even if in these areas the potential is high and the willingness of officials and other actors is strong to make tourism an activity that can help local population, success is long in coming. This study helps to highlight the importance of territorial governance for sustainable tourism in Tunisia. Territorial governance has become a central issue in tourism development and a challenge for public policy. Thus, the present study is to show how to evaluate territorial governance taking into account the interactions between the resource territory, local development policies and tourism. The integration of territorial governance principles in sustainable tourism development is one of the most important issues of this activity; in the center of several visions and practices of conservation, negotiating dynamics of the specific objectives of each of the concerned actors in ecotourism development seems to be conflicted between environmental and socio-economic concerns and converging and diverging interests.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism Development as a Perspective of Local Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (41) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Garcia Gonzalez Karen ◽  
Socarras Bertiz Carlos ◽  
Daniel Lopez Juvinao Danny ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

scholarly journals Community Attachment and Support for Sustainable Tourism Development through the Attitudes of the Local Population: A Case Study in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Cañero Morales ◽  
Francisco Orgaz Agüera ◽  
Tomás López-Guzmán ◽  
Salvador Moral Cuadra
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Community Attachment ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

AbstractThe globalization that is currently suffering the world is applicable to tourism, where sustainable tourism practices are required and consistent with the environment in which they develop, so that tourism practices made aware of the local population are conformed as an important engine from the social and economic point of view where it is inserted. The objective of this research is to carry out an analysis between the possible relationships between the attachment of the residents to the community as well as the support of the local population to sustainable tourism and the environmental attitudes of the residents. For this purpose, a duly structured questionnaire was used to carry out a descriptive analysis through the statistical program IBM SPSS v.24.0 and an analysis through the technique of structural equations (Structural Equation Modeling) through the program SmartPLS v.3.2.6. (Partial Least Squares). The results obtained establish a positive influence of community attachment on support for sustainable tourism development.

scholarly journals The importance of nature-based tourism for sustainable development - A report from the selected biosphere reserve

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Igor Trisic ◽  
Snezana Stetic ◽  
Donatella Privitera
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Protected Natural Areas

Special Nature Reserve (SNR) Gornje Podunavlje is located in the northwestern part of Serbia, on the left bank of the Danube, along the border of Croatia and Serbia. This area is a significant spatial unit for the development of nature-based tourism and ecotourism. It is part of Backo Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve, protected by UNESCO, and a wider area of Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava- Danube, which includes 10 protected natural areas in five countries. The research aims to examine the attitudes of the local population about the state of sustainable tourism development in the SNR Gornje Podunavlje using a questionnaire. A total of 205 respondents expressed their satisfaction with the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of sustainability. After quantitative analysis, the results of the research can provide nature conservation guidelines and specify the role of protected natural areas in sustainable tourism development. As the most important dimensions of sustainability, the residents highlighted the Socio-cultural and Institutional dimensions of sustainable tourism development. Slightly lower values, according to the attitudes of residents, were given to Environmental and Economic sustainability. The results of the research indicate that this destination can be important for the development of sustainable tourism. By adopting the planned management measures, this protected natural area can be a significant destination for ecotourism and other forms of nature-based tourism.

Place attachment and residents’ perceptions of tourism development in small town destinations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Silva ◽  
Cláudia Seabra ◽  
José Luís Abrantes ◽  
Manuel Reis ◽  
Andreia Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Tourism Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Community Residents ◽  
Resident Perception

Towns and cities have always been places where tourism and leisure experiences are constantly produced and consumed and a source of special fascination for visitors and tourists (Hall & Page, 2014). The development of tourism generates different degrees of impact on destination places, environments, and on the local population. Understanding resident perception of those impacts is crucial to the successful and sustainable development of tourism (Šegota, Mihalič & Kuščer, 2017). Residents are the most important destination stakeholders and, because of that, they should participate in the planning of sustainable tourism development in order to control the impacts of tourism on the places where they live (Lawton & Weaver, 2015; Garrod, Fyall, Leask & Reid, 2012). As a consequence, it is important to establish awareness of host communities’ experiences, perceptions, and attitudes towards sustainable tourism development, particularly in locations with a small population base (Thompson-Fawcett & McGregor, 2011). Once a community becomes a tourist destination, the lives of its residents become affected. Even though most of the studies conducted on tourism impacts focused on economic, social, and environmental wellbeing, the central question is still the need to understand how community residents perceive the impacts of tourism (Kim, Uysal, & Sirgy, 2013). Another crucial concept regarding sustainable tourism development is place attachment, commonly defined as the emotional bond between an individual and a specific place (Manzo, 2003). However, affection, emotions, and feelings are not the only concepts of place attachment. Cognition and practice are important as well (Low & Altman, 1992; Vorkinn & Riese, 2001). People may feel attached to a place because of emotional and social ties, but also because of the physical aspects of the place (Hidalgo & Hernández, 2001; Lewicka, 2011). Places are above all social constructions and include physical, social, and psychological connotations that help build attachment (Knez, 2014).

Sustainable Tourism Development in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 823-842
Author(s):  
Hana Bieliková ◽  
Zuzana Palenčíková
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 acute respiratory syndrome pandemic completely stopped global tourism. Many countries have responded quickly to the situation with a package of measures to help minimize the negative effects of the pandemic on tourism. These impacts are negatively perceived by local population of examined areas which may lead to either uncontrollable tourism development or to dislike of locals in tourism development. Sustainable rural development index for years of 2019 and 2020 was calculated in order to define whether tourism development is under the limits of sustainability. To help to understand the development of tourism and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a SWOT analysis was conducted.

scholarly journals RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BRDA, SLOVENIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 21-36
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Ongoing Monitoring

The concept of sustainable tourism development presupposes constant endeavour, ongoing monitoring, and improvement of all stakeholders involved in order to minimize the negative and maximize the positive effects of tourism. The authors of the paper examine a case study of the area of Goriška Brda (municipality of Brda), located in the western part of Slovenia along the border with Italy, where the predominant (traditional) economic activity is agriculture, and more recently tourism as well. The question is whether the development of tourism in Brda has been sustainable, and how it has affected the life of the local population. What are the perceptions of the local residents of the various effects of tourism in their municipality? Analysis of the state of tourism and a survey research on a representative sample of the local population highlighted predominantly positive influences and consequently positive perceptions. Many inhabitants of the Brda municipality are directly or indirectly dependent on tourism, so they are willing to overlook or minimize the existing negative effects.

The social transformations of tourist activity on the coast of the municipality of San Blas, Nayarit

2019 ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Diana Araceli Flores-Rodríguez ◽  
Dania del Carmen García-Castillón ◽  
Amalia Yolanda Olimón-Robles ◽  
Irma Alejandra Paredes-Quintero ◽  
César Leopoldo Olimón-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Negative Impacts

Since the creation of the New Tepic-San Blas Highway, the coast region of that municipality represents today one of the most important areas of the tourist activity of the state of Nayarit, which has led to the establishment of large investments for tourism development and for the needs demanded by the inhabitants of the region. However, positive and negative impacts have been identified that put current conditions and social, economic and environmental transformations on alert in the study area. One of the priorities of this research is to create strategies for sustainable tourism development, since this perspective allows to consider benefits for the current generation, as well as in future generations, so that sustainable tourism in its purer sense is an industry committed to making low impact on the environment and local culture, while contributing to generating income and employment for the local population and thus improving the host communities of the coastal region of San Blas, Nayarit. Therefore, strategies have been analyzed that assist in the local and regional development of the populations of the San Blas Coast, so that service providers achieve quality in their products, the inhabitants are partners in decision-making, tourist lead themselves properly and neatly, and public servants ensure the safety and common well-being of those involved.

scholarly journals Community involvement in tourism: exploring the place image guided by the locals

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-136
Author(s):  
Monica Pascoli
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Place Image

This paper is intended as a contribution to the debate on tourism sustainability and the need to involve local communities in planning practices, key to sustainable tourism. The community-based approach has been widely theorized and used in projects of sustainable tourism development, because it tends to maximize the participation of local population from the earliest stages of development and affect tourism policies, while also responding to the changing needs of contemporary tourists, especially in terms of development of niche and special-interest tourism. The only exception is in the construction of the tourist imaginary: the involvement of the community in this fundamental sphere has always been scarce, with the result that often there is a strong imbalance – even dissonance – between the image promoted through the marketing, that continuously re-shaped by the locals and that experienced by the tourists. This contribution will explore the creation of tourism imaginary as negotiated activity. Received: 03 February 2021Accepted: 01 March 2021

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