Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.30.2.2
Community resilience and its influence on sustainable tourism development
Fanny Manner-Beldeon
orcid.org/0000-0003-0946-0890
; Postdoctoral Fellow (Corresponding Author) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Mauricio Carvache-Franco
; Professor and Researcher Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador, Durán, Ecuador E-mail: smcarvachef@ube.edu.ec Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador Facultad de Turismo y Hotelería
Wilmer Carvache-Franco
; Associate Professor Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas
Abstract
Purpose – This study explores residents’ perceptions of community resilience and satisfaction
and their influence on sustainable tourism development.
Methodology/Design/Approach – This quantitative research was conducted in the Galapagos
Islands, an ecotourism destination. Bivariate techniques such as Spearman correlation and
stepwise multiple regression were used.
Findings – Findings show that residents are generally resilient and satisfied with tourism; they
see opportunities for resident development, especially for young people. There is also a high
level of trust and excellent communication within the community, thanks to the associations
that help to overcome negative social problems.
Originality of the research – his study confirms that a high level of community satisfaction
with the sustainable development of a destination is directly and positively related to the level
of resilience.
Keywords
community resilience; sustainable tourism development; tourism; ecotourism; Galapagos.
Hrčak ID:
315403
URI
Publication date:
20.3.2024.
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