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BEST EN THINK TANK XIII: ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

International Conference

23 26 June, 2013


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BEST EN THINK TANK XIII: ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

International Conference

23 26 June, 2013

Conceptualising a Framework to Analyse the Factors

Influencing the Local Communitys Support for

Sustainable Rural Tourism Development (SRTD)

Samuel Folorunso Adeyinka-Ojo

Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore

Vikneswaran Nair


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Introduction

Over the years there has

been a growing concern

for sustainability rooted inresource management

(Cooper, 2012).The concept of

sustainability derived its

root in tourism from the

Brundtland

ommissions

report

Our

Common

uture

in 1987 World Commission

on Economic and

Development [WCED],

1987).


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Sustainable Tourism Development

(STD)

STD is tourism which is

economically viable but does

not deplete the resources on

which the future of tourism will

depend, especially the physical

environment and the social

values of the local community

Swarbrooke, 2006).


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Sustainable Rural Tourism

Development (SRTD)

SRTD can be described as

the application of STD

practices to rural

destination.


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Theories underpinning the factors

influencing the Local Communitys Support

(LCS) for SRTD

Theories Supporting factors Opposing factors

Stakeholder Theory (ST)Community attachment;

quality of life;

Residents occupational

identity

Social Exchange Theory

(SET)

Tourism benefits;

conservation of tourism

environment; promotion ofculture, festival and

gastronomy.

Negative tourism impacts

(costs);

Network Theory (NT)Community involvement,

sense of community

*Game Theory (GT)Participation in decision-

making process

Strategic Management

Theory (SMT)

Economic independence from

tourism; robust state of the

economy

*Power-Relations Theory

(PRT)

inin


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Results and Discussion

Eight

Supporting

Factors(see the framework)

Four Opposing

Factors (see theframework)

Moderating factors

(Gender and Power)

for future studies

(Nunkoo et al., 2009)


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Proposed conceptual Framework

for SRTD


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Implications

SRTD can be promoted through

the staging of events that will take

into consideration the

participation and involvement of

the local community/residents.

Destination and community

managers should direct their

efforts towards activities that can

increase the tourism benefits for

STD.

Opportunities should be given to

the local community

for

ease

..


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Conclusion

One of the significant contributions

of this study include the adaptation

and application of relationship-

based theories, resource-based

theories and politics

based theories

in understanding

LCS

For

SRTD

Study

contribution in

three

perspectives


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Conclusion

Third contribution - this study proposed a

conceptual framework for SRTD

Second contribution

the study uncovered

the quality of life, promotion of culture,

festivals and gastronomy as supporting

factors for SRTD.

Finally, the study recommend further research

on gender and power


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Acknowledgement

The funding for this project is madepossible through the research grant

obtained from the Ministry of Higher

Education, Malaysia (MOHE) under theLong Term Research Grant Scheme

(LRGS), 2011.

Reference No: JPT.S (BPKI)2000/09/01/015JId. 4(67


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