Residents’ perceptions of quality of life in a surf tourism destination: A case study of Las Salinas, Nicaragua

Lindsay E. Usher and Deborah Kerstetter
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Lindsay E. Usher: Park, Recreation and Tourism Studies, Human Movement Sciences Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Deborah Kerstetter: Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA

Progress in Development Studies, 2014, vol. 14, issue 4, 321-333

Abstract: Tourism development has been treated as a panacea for the economic woes of lesser developed countries (LDCs). Studies examining the impacts of tourism on local residents have failed to capture the way in which rural residents in LDCs perceive their lives before considering the impact of tourism. To understand residents’ perceptions of their quality of life in the face of tourism development, we present the results of a case study in Las Salinas, Nicaragua. We accomplish our objective by drawing on the perspectives of residents of who have been exposed to the development of facilities and services for surf tourists.

Keywords: tourism development; quality of life; lesser developed countries; Nicaragua (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/1464993414521525

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