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Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism ManagementDevelopment of a Tourism and Quality-of-Life Instrument

Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management: Development of... [There are several reasons for investigating the impact that tourism has on quality of life (QOL) of community residents. One of the most significant implications is to strategically position the tourism industry politically. Currently, economic indicators are available, and the economic impact of tourism as an industry has been presented to legislators and policy makers in many countries, states, and provinces. Yet, often this information does not seem to be coming together with sufficient impact to demonstrate the power of the industry to decision makers, especially as it relates to the needs of the citizenry. Countries have more than an economic stake in tourism though. Each individual is also positively and negatively affected by tourism development in his or her overall quality of living. As an example, the quality and quantity of recreation opportunities in many areas would not exist without a vibrant tourism industry. Nor would a myriad of special event and cultural opportunities exist which contribute to the artistic, educational, and recreational experiences that positively shape the life quality of citizens. Also, the ambiance created in communities by the existence of tourism sets the stage to facilitate the attraction of new businesses and industries. The purpose of this chapter is to present and validate an instrument that measures residents’ perceptions of tourism’s impact on QOL.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism ManagementDevelopment of a Tourism and Quality-of-Life Instrument

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 43)
Editors: Budruk, Megha; Phillips, Rhonda
Andereck, Kathleen L.; Nyaupane, Gyan
Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management — Nov 20, 2010
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
ISBN
978-90-481-9860-3
Pages
95 –113
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-9861-0_6
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Abstract

[There are several reasons for investigating the impact that tourism has on quality of life (QOL) of community residents. One of the most significant implications is to strategically position the tourism industry politically. Currently, economic indicators are available, and the economic impact of tourism as an industry has been presented to legislators and policy makers in many countries, states, and provinces. Yet, often this information does not seem to be coming together with sufficient impact to demonstrate the power of the industry to decision makers, especially as it relates to the needs of the citizenry. Countries have more than an economic stake in tourism though. Each individual is also positively and negatively affected by tourism development in his or her overall quality of living. As an example, the quality and quantity of recreation opportunities in many areas would not exist without a vibrant tourism industry. Nor would a myriad of special event and cultural opportunities exist which contribute to the artistic, educational, and recreational experiences that positively shape the life quality of citizens. Also, the ambiance created in communities by the existence of tourism sets the stage to facilitate the attraction of new businesses and industries. The purpose of this chapter is to present and validate an instrument that measures residents’ perceptions of tourism’s impact on QOL.]

Published: Nov 20, 2010

Keywords: Focus Group; Life Satisfaction; Standardize Root Mean Square Residual; Tourism Industry; Tourism Development

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