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Determining sustainable tourism in regions
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Hardy, A and Pearson, LJ, Determining sustainable tourism in regions, Sustainability, 8, (7) Article 660. ISSN 2071-1050 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The goal of achieving sustainable tourism is now a priority for many tourism planners.
It has been suggested that stakeholder analysis is an essential step in determining sustainable tourism
in regions, given its highly contextual nature. However, previous research has tended to focus heavily
on stakeholders with the assumption that attitudes within groups are homogeneous. This research
questions this assumption and in doing so, takes a critical approach by examining attitudes towards
sustainable tourism and then assesses whether attitudes align with stakeholder groups. The study
was conducted in the island state of Tasmania, Australia, and utilised the Q-methodology to examine
attitudes towards sustainable tourism in the Bay of Fires region. The results concur with recent
research, which shows that attitudes do not always align with those of stakeholder groups. The critical
and reflexive approach suggests that assumptions regarding stakeholder attitudes need to be reviewed
and more attention given to people’s contextualised attitudes, rather than the stakeholder group in
which they sit.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | ssustainable tourism; critical approach; Q-methodology; stakeholders; Tasmania |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Tourism |
Research Field: | Tourism management |
Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
Objective Group: | Tourism services |
Objective Field: | Socio-cultural issues in tourism |
UTAS Author: | Hardy, A (Associate Professor Anne Hardy) |
ID Code: | 110170 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2016-07-18 |
Last Modified: | 2017-04-12 |
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