STAKEHOLDERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Whitney Knollenberg (Creator)
Institution
East Carolina University (ECU )
Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/
Advisor
Joseph Fridgen

Abstract: As North Carolina's coastal communities face challenges in maintaining the quality of the natural and cultural resources that drive their tourism economy the need for sustainable actions in tourism development is made apparent. Should tourism planners chart a new course in tourism development one that includes sustainable actions stakeholders who will affect or will be affected by the change must be consulted. Residents are critical stakeholders in the tourism development process as they must regularly contend with the impacts of tourism. There are many second homeowners in the communities examined in this study who must also contend with change that tourism creates. Therefore property owners both permanent residents and second homeowners were examined to determine if there are groups of property owners who hold different attitudes toward sustainable actions in tourism development. A sociodemographic profile for each group was created to help planners identify the group's members. By understanding the varying attitudes towards sustainable actions in tourism development and being able to identify property owners who hold those attitudes planners can ensure that all stakeholders are included in the tourism planning process. 

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Publication
Thesis
Date: 2011
Keywords
Recreation and tourism, Sustainability, Coastal Tourism, Resident Attitudes, Stakeholders, Sustainable Tourism Development
Subjects
Sustainable tourism--North Carolina
Tourism and city planning--North Carolina
Tourism--North Carolina
Sustainable development--North Carolina
Environmental management--North Carolina
Environmental monitoring--North Carolina
Environmental policy--North Carolina

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