The Impact of Residents’ Participation on Their Support for Tourism Development at a Community Level Destination

Songyi Kim, Youngeun Kang, Jin-Han Park and Sung-Eun Kang
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Songyi Kim: Department of Tourism Development, Sangji University, Wonju 26339, Korea
Youngeun Kang: Department of Landscape Architecture, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea
Jin-Han Park: Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change, Korea Environment Institute, Sejong 30121, Korea
Sung-Eun Kang: Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: Resident participation is crucial to the success of tourism development at community-level destinations. This study examines the effect of residents’ participation on their support for tourism development at the community level through a case study of Gamcheon Culture Village, South Korea. Using the structural equation model (SEM), including the variables of participation of tourism development, community attachment, economic dependence, perceived positive impacts, perceived negative impacts, and attitude toward tourism development, this study found that participation in tourism development significantly influences residents’ attitude toward development. Residents’ participation not only directly affects their attitude toward tourism development, but also indirectly influences it by increasing their positive perception of tourism development. Results empirically reveal that resident participation is critical to tourism development, especially for destinations at the local level.

Keywords: resident participation; community attachment; economic dependence; tourism impact; attitude toward tourism development; tourism development (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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