A Study of Relationship between Individual Benefit and Tourism Impact Perceptions for Residents from Historical a Cultural Metropolis of China
Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: On the basis of literature review and the social exchange theory, this study directed at the residents' tourism correlation of tourism destinations, the utilization of tourism resources, the participation in local decision-making, the attitude to environmental protection, the perception of individual benefit and loss as well as the variate model and hypothesis path of the variable of resident tourism impact. Based on the above-mentioned, this research employed the questionnaire survey in a case study of Nanjing City in China to obtain primary data as analysis resources. Meanwhile, in order to analyze the individual benefit and the collective model of tourism impact perception, this research tested variables by using the sub-model confirmatory analysis. This study could provide the prospective, healthy and sustainable development of tourism destinations with scientific evidence along with encouragement strategies on residents in tourism destinations. Key Words-Tourism impact; resident perception, social exchange, individual benefit
Authors: Yingzhi Guo, Xiaoming Li, Qiulin Wang, Chun Zhou
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W1966589938