دورية أكاديمية
Evaluating Residents' Attitudes toward Tourism Development and Regional Collaboration within the Monongahela National Forest Region
| العنوان: | Evaluating Residents' Attitudes toward Tourism Development and Regional Collaboration within the Monongahela National Forest Region |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Morgan Martin, Jinyang Deng, Douglas Arbogast, Chad Pierskalla, David Smaldone |
| المصدر: | Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. 2024 16(3):14-34. |
| الإتاحة: | Sagamore-Venture. 1807 North Federal Drive, Urbana, IL 61801. Tel: 800-327-5557; Tel: 217-359-5940; Fax: 217-359-5975. Web site: https://www.sagamorepub.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | US Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Contract Number: | WVA00766 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Tourism, Rural Areas, Community Attitudes, Rural Development, Sustainability, Cooperation, Social Exchange Theory, Economic Impact, Economic Development, Social Influences |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | West Virginia |
| DOI: | 10.18666/JOREL-2024-12176 |
| تدمد: | 1948-5123 |
| مستخلص: | This paper comparatively examines residents' attitudes toward the tourism economy across eight rural counties at varying tourism development stages within the Monongahela National Forest region, West Virginia. Nine hypotheses related to attitudes toward sustainable tourism, perceptions of regional collaboration, and perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) are proposed and evaluated with the Social Exchange Theory (SET), Tourism Area Life Cycle model (TALC), and Doxey's Irritation Index as the theoretical foundations. While the nine hypotheses are not consistently supported with mixed findings, it seems that residents from counties at higher levels of development stages are more likely to support tourism development because of its positive economic benefits to communities while disfavoring tourism development for its negative social impacts on communities; to value the importance and benefits of regional collaboration, and to score higher on their communities' strengths in tourism development. Research implications, limitations, and future research needs are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1436628 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 1948-5123 |
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| DOI: | 10.18666/JOREL-2024-12176 |