Quality of life and tourism impacts: a community perspective
This study proposes a conceptual model for optimising local community support and active participation in tourism development. Empirical data is collected and analysed on residents’ perceptions of various elements of tourism impacts based on the sustainable tourism triple bottomline and how...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AfricaJournals
2015-01-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure |
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http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_11_vol_4_1_2015_jan-june.pdf
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| Summary: | This study proposes a conceptual model for optimising local community support and active
participation in tourism development. Empirical data is collected and analysed on residents’
perceptions of various elements of tourism impacts based on the sustainable tourism triple bottomline
and how respondents think tourism will affect their quality of life and community life. Literature on the
Social Exchange Theory (SET) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) is reviewed in order to
determine the considerations that residents are likely to make in deciding whether to support tourism
or not. Hence, the paper concludes that optimising community participation in tourism requires giving
due diligence to residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts and the effects these are likely to have on
their quality of life and their community. |
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| ISSN: | 2223-814X |