The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination
In general, tourism is often perceived as a catalyst for economic development at tourist destinations, especially in the developing countries. However, very little studies have systematically examined this relationship. Therefore, this study attempts to confirm the relationship between perceived loc...
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| author | Mohamed, Ahmad Edwin Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani Kayat, Kalsom |
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| description | In general, tourism is often perceived as a catalyst for economic development at tourist destinations, especially in the developing countries. However, very little studies have systematically examined this relationship. Therefore, this study attempts to confirm the relationship between perceived local economic condition and residents’ support for sustainable tourism development. For that purpose, a structured questionnaire was administered to gather responses from local residents who live in Lenggong district, one of Malaysia’s World Heritage Site destinations. The data was then treated with statistical analysis including descriptive analysis and simple regression. The outcomes of the study indicated that, perceived local economic condition was found to establish an inverse relationship with support for sustainable tourism development. In other words, when the local residents perceived the local economic as poor, they became very supportive of tourism development as an alternative to boost the local economy. |
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| spelling | uum-297992023-09-27T14:36:05Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29799/ The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination Mohamed, Ahmad Edwin Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani Kayat, Kalsom GV Recreation Leisure In general, tourism is often perceived as a catalyst for economic development at tourist destinations, especially in the developing countries. However, very little studies have systematically examined this relationship. Therefore, this study attempts to confirm the relationship between perceived local economic condition and residents’ support for sustainable tourism development. For that purpose, a structured questionnaire was administered to gather responses from local residents who live in Lenggong district, one of Malaysia’s World Heritage Site destinations. The data was then treated with statistical analysis including descriptive analysis and simple regression. The outcomes of the study indicated that, perceived local economic condition was found to establish an inverse relationship with support for sustainable tourism development. In other words, when the local residents perceived the local economic as poor, they became very supportive of tourism development as an alternative to boost the local economy. UUM Press 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29799/1/JGD%2015%2002%202019%2087-96.pdf Mohamed, Ahmad Edwin and Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani and Kayat, Kalsom (2019) The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination. Journal of Governance and Development (JGD), 15 (2). pp. 87-96. ISSN 2289-4756 https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jgd/article/view/13289 |
| spellingShingle | GV Recreation Leisure Mohamed, Ahmad Edwin Mohd Shariff, Nurhazani Kayat, Kalsom The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title | The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title_full | The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title_short | The Effects of Perceived Local Economic Conditions on Support for Sustainable Tourism Development at a World Heritage Site Destination |
| title_sort | effects of perceived local economic conditions on support for sustainable tourism development at a world heritage site destination |
| topic | GV Recreation Leisure |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29799/1/JGD%2015%2002%202019%2087-96.pdf |
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