Resident perception of the environmental impacts of tourism

Abstract This paper focuses on resident perception of tourism's impacts and reports on the results of three case studies conducted in Hawaii, North Wales, and Istanbul. Factor analysis is used to isolate economic, social, and environmental variables that explain residents' perception of tourism and tourists. Cross-national comparisons are made between the three geographic settings and maturity levels of tourism. The results indicate that the impact of tourism on the environment is shared by all the residents regardless of their geographic locations and maturity levels of tourism. Cross-national differences in how residents perceive environmental impacts are identified. The study results suggest that residents living in areas with more mature tourist industry are more aware of both positive and negative environmental impacts.

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