Community Participation and Residents’ Support for Tourism Development in Ancient Villages: The Mediating Role of Perceptions of Conflicts in the Tourism Community

Mingsen Wang, Jinbo Jiang, Songjun Xu and Yi Guo
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Mingsen Wang: Department of Tourism Management, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Jinbo Jiang: Department of Tourism Management, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Songjun Xu: Department of Tourism Management, School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Yi Guo: Department of Tourism Management, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: As increasing numbers of tourists have begun to visit ancient villages, conflicts between tourism development and residents have become one of the main challenges to the sustainable development of the tourism community. This research explores the relationship between community participation and residents’ support for tourism development in an ancient village. This study surveyed 249 indigenous residents living in Whampoa Village, Guangzhou, China. The findings show that community participation in tourism development has a positive influence on residents’ support for tourism development, and this relationship is mediated by the perceptions of conflicts in the tourism community. This study contributes a new theoretical perspective and practical implications for the sustainable development of ancient villages.

Keywords: sustainable development; community participation; perceptions of conflicts in the tourism community; residents’ support for tourism development; Whampoa Ancient Village (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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