Community attachment, tourism impacts, quality of life and residents’ support for sustainable tourism development

• Main Authors: Eslami, Sadraddin, Khalifah, Zainab, Mardani, Abbas, Streimikiene, Dalia, Han, Heesup
• Format: Article
• Published: Routledge 2019
• Subjects: G154.9-155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88669/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2019.1689224
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This study examined the formation of residents’ support for sustainable tourism development based on the social exchange theory and bottom-up spillover theory. A self-administered survey along with a structural analysis was used. Our result revealed that overall quality of life satisfaction influenced support for sustainable tourism development, and that material life domains and non-material life domains were two important determinants of overall QoL. Perceived sociocultural impacts of tourism had a significant relationship with non-material life domains. Perceived economic impacts of tourism influenced both material and non-material life domains. Community attachment and residents’ perceived impacts of tourism were significantly associated.