scholarly journals Evaluating Residents’ Perceptions of Nature-Based Tourism with a Factor-Cluster Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Gu ◽  
Carter A. Hunt ◽  
Michael L. Lengieza ◽  
Lijun Niu ◽  
Huiwen Wu ◽  
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The purpose of the research presented here was to empirically assess resident perceptions of tourism development around the Changbai Mountain Biosphere Reserve (CMBR), a protected area straddling the China and North Korea border. Several theoretical approaches to the assessment of local resident attitudes towards tourism were reviewed and integrated into a novel factor-cluster assessment of residents in Erdaobaihe, the community most adjacent to CMBR. This analysis quantitatively grouped residents based on their perceptions of tourism’s economic, social, cultural, and environmental consequences for the town. An exploratory factor analysis of resident perceptual items first revealed six perception domains, and a subsequent cluster analysis then identified four distinct groups of residents based on these perceptions. A descriptive profile of each cluster and the significant differences among clusters are provided. Advancing our theoretical understanding of resident perspectives of tourism development, this cluster-based segmentation approach, demonstrated here, holds much promise for elaborating on the many ways that residents respond to new and long-standing forms of tourism in their communities. These theoretical and methodological contributions will be applicable to scholars as well as tourism practitioners and policy makers.

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (43) ◽  
pp. 25-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tembi M. Tichaawa ◽  
Sakhile Moyo

AbstractThis study examines the perceptions of urban residents towards the socio-economic and environmental consequences of tourism development in Zimbabwe. Perceptions were tested using empirical data that were gathered from a sample of 384 adult members, representing urban households in Bulawayo. The results from a semi-structured survey revealed that such sociodemographic variables as gender, education, length of stay and income are relatively predictable of their attitude towards tourism. Further, although the urban residents tended to perceive tourism impacts positively, they reacted more strongly to the environmental impacts involved than to the economic and sociocultural impacts. The urban geographic context of this study makes this finding significant, as it indicates that urban residents have an environmental consciousness with regard to tourism. The study has implications for tourism development planners and destination managers, in terms of enhanced engagement with the urban residents regarding tourism development, irrespective of the likelihood of residents supporting future development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Li ◽  
Li Peng ◽  
Wei Deng

Tourism has been experiencing a rapid increase in the developed world, especially in China, and resident perceptions toward tourism development have been receiving increasing attention. However, resident perceptions on a large scale and the associated affecting factors remain unknown. In this study, 63 independent samples across China were analyzed using structural equation modeling, and the effects of three factors of per capita gross domestic product (GDP), tourist receipts and length of tourism development from the perceptive of economy, society and culture, and environment were investigated. Residents demonstrated a positive attitude toward tourism development on a large scale across China. However, the resident perceptions were GDP-dependent, which indicated a lower awareness of infrastructure improvement with the increase in GDP. Meanwhile, residents became more aware of environmental deterioration and social-order disturbance with the increase in the length of tourism development and tourist receipts. In addition, tourist receipts and length of tourism development exerted indirect effects on other perceptions by affecting the perception of environmental deterioration and economic improvement. Our results implied that to minimize the effect of negative perception, attention should be paid to the optimization of the perceptions of economic improvement and environmental deterioration, and the protection of the residential environment should be viewed as a high-priority task in improving resident perceptions.


Author(s):  
Priscylla Maria Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Lindemberg Medeiros de Araujo ◽  
Silvana Pirillo Ramos

O turismo, como fenômeno socioespacial baseado nos deslocamentos humanos, é motivado principalmente pelo consumo de paisagens. Ao se instalar em um determinado lugar, o turismo desencadeia diversas transformações econômicas, sociais, culturais e ambientais. Fatores internos e externos interferem no ciclo de desenvolvimento dos lugares turísticos. A adequação das tipologias turísticas à realidade local e a forma de gestão da atividade, considerando as características singulares de cada paisagem, são os fatores centrais que determinam os tipos de efeitos que serão ocasionados. Para as populações receptoras os efeitos do turismo são diretos uma vez que a atividade dinamiza o cotidiano local. Este trabalho tem como recorte espacial de análise o povoado Pontal de Coruripe, localizado no município de Coruripe, litoral sul alagoano. Conhecido pelo artesanato em palha de ouricuri e por suas belezas naturais, como todo espaço receptivo Pontal de Coruripe sofre as influências decorrentes da sua turistificação. Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender a constituição e desenvolvimento do Pontal do Coruripe como lugar turístico, por meio da caracterização de seu ciclo de vida turístico. O modelo do ciclo de vida do lugar turístico, conhecido na literatura internacional pela sigla TALC (Tourism Area Life Cycle), foi publicado por Richard W. Butler, em 1980, e desde então vem sendo utilizado para o estudo de destinações, lugares ou atrativos turísticos, visando identificar o estágio atual em que o objeto estudado se encontra e, por conseguinte, a visualização da trajetória passada e possíveis caminhos futuros. O ciclo de vida de Pontal de Coruripe foi analisado a partir das dimensões econômica e social, considerando o recorte temporal que se estende desde o período anterior à chegada do turismo ao lugar, antes de 1985, até o ano de 2015. O trabalho se caracteriza como um estudo de caso com abordagem metodológica qualitativa. Os sujeitos da pesquisa são os gestores dos meios de hospedagem. Os dados foram coletados através de entrevistas com roteiros semiestruturados, observação direta, levantamento fotográfico e pesquisa documental. O trabalho apresenta o histórico da oferta de unidades habitacionais no destino, as características do seu ciclo de vida, assim como as expectativas relacionadas ao futuro do turismo em Pontal de Coruripe. Tourist life cycle of a sea-side place: the case of Pontal de Coruripe (AL, Brazil) ABSTRACT As a socio-spatial phenomenon based on leisure travel, tourism is motivated mainly by the consumption of landscapes. When tourism is inserted in a place it unleashes a change process with economic, social, cultural and environmental consequences. Both internal and external factors influence a place’s tourism development cycle. Tourism typologies adapted to local characteristics and the management approach in accordance with the singular characteristics of each landscape are the key factors determining the types of caused effects. Tourism development causes direct impacts on host communities as tourist activities change the daily local socio-economic dynamics. This work focuses on Pontal de Coruripe, a community of the municipality of Coruripe which is located in the south littoral of the Alagoas state, Brazil. Pontal de Coruripe, known for its handicraft made from leaves of the ouricuri palm tree as well as for its beautiful natural characteristics, is affected by its touristification. The objective of this study is to understand the formation and development of Pontal de Coruripe as a tourist place on the basis of its tourist area life cycle.The model of the tourist area life cycle (TALC) was developed by Richard W. Butler and published in 1980, and since then it has been widely used to study tourist destinations, places and attractions with the aim of identifying the stage in which a tourist area is placed, thus understanding its historical development and the possible ways in which it may develop from then. Pontal de Coruripe’s TALC was analyzed with a focus on its economic and social dimensions, since before touristification started – prior to 1985 – up until when this study implemented, in 2015. The research was developed as a case study using a qualitative methodological approach. Data collection used a semi-structured interview schedule which was run with hotel managers as well as observation, a photographic survey and document perusal. Results present the historical development of the offer of hotel rooms in Pontal de Coruripe, the characteristics of its TALC, as well as the expectations as to how tourism may develop into the future in this community. KEYWORDS: Tourism; Destination; Life Cycle; Alagoas.


Author(s):  
Viktoriia Marchenko ◽  
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Olena Uhodnikova ◽  

The sphere of tourism is one of the multipliers of economic development. Thus, the development and application of technologies for building a strategy for tourism image development at the state level will not only create a competitive environment for domestic tourism enterprises, but also contribute to the development of regional and national economy, which determines the relevance of the article. The paper provides a detailed analysis of ways to increase the competitiveness of the region through the introduction of public administration mechanisms for the implementation of strategic measures to develop the tourist image. Theoretical approaches to defining the concepts of marketing, strategy, image of the region are considered. The calculations suggest that the industry has high competition and one of the ways to increase the efficiency of positioning the region as a tourist can be the development of an effective tourist image at the level of state and regional government, its promotion, which will ensure market competitiveness. The article analyzes the tourist potential of Kharkiv region. On the example of Kharkiv region, an algorithm for the implementation of public administration mechanisms aimed at providing a system of public marketing in the region for its positioning as a tourist center. According to the results of the study, the theoretical definitions of the concept of public marketing, marketing strategy, mechanisms of state management of tourism development were analyzed. According to the results of determining the main trends in the development of tourism in Kharkiv region, the great tourist potential of the region was determined, however, the need for the development of tourist infrastructure to increase the efficiency of tourism activities was noted. Proposals for the formation of mechanisms for state management of marketing communications for tourism development in the region were developed, tasks, action programs and resources needed to implement the strategy were identified. The ways of forming a positive tourist image of Kharkiv region as a component of marketing strategy are analyzed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ra’ed Masa’deh ◽  
Mohammed Abdullah Nasseef ◽  
Hamzeh Alshayeb ◽  
Jawad Ojilat ◽  
Malek Alshafiee

This study aims to examine the impact of sport tourism (by using the variables of social impacts, environmental impacts, and economic impacts) on support for tourism development. A total of 480 questionnaire containing 19 items was used to collect information from the local residents in Aqaba city. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Results of the current study revealed that there are significant impacts of two independent variables (i.e. environmental impacts, and economic impacts) on support for tourism development; whereas the vriable of social impacts has not significant impact on it. Results of T-test showed that there is no significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development in favor of gender. On the other hand, results of ANOVA test found that while there is no significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development that can be attributed to age and educational level; a significant difference in favor of personal income was found.


2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Courtney G. Flint ◽  
Kristen R. Koci

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