Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde

The attitudes and perceptions of local communities or residents are of special interest when examining and managing the economic, sociocultural and environmental aspects of tourism development in a given area. In this paper, we analyse the perceptions and attitudes of residents in an emerging tou...

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Main Authors: Sandra María Sánchez Cañizares, Julia M. Núñez Tabales, Fernando J. Fuentes García
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Language:English
Published: University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS 2014-01-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/652/1164
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author Sandra María Sánchez Cañizares
Julia M. Núñez Tabales
Fernando J. Fuentes García
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description The attitudes and perceptions of local communities or residents are of special interest when examining and managing the economic, sociocultural and environmental aspects of tourism development in a given area. In this paper, we analyse the perceptions and attitudes of residents in an emerging tourist destination: the island country of Cape Verde (Africa). A survey and multivariate analysis is used for the analysis. More specifically, we focus on the island of São Vicente, an enclave that has remained relatively isolated from foreign tourism until fairly recently, and which is currently experiencing a tourism boom that is altering the way of life of local residents. The results reveal that, in general terms, the local community perceives that tourism brings economic opportunities – especially for a population whose traditional fate was to emigrate – and has other positive impacts such as increased investments in infrastructures and higher quality hospitality and retail establishments.
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spelling doaj-art-480b2a76ebd84a0d98ceaf55c383cb572025-02-02T07:06:08ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662014-01-011018796Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape VerdeSandra María Sánchez Cañizares0Julia M. Núñez Tabales1Fernando J. Fuentes García2University of Cordoba, Faculty of Economics, Department of Statistics, Business Organization and Applied Economy, Puerta Nueva s/n, 14071, Córdoba, SpainUniversity of Cordoba, Faculty of Economics, Department of Statistics, Business Organization and Applied Economy, 14071, Córdoba, SpainUniversity of Cordoba, Faculty of Economics, Department of Statistics, Business Organization and Applied Economy, 14071, Córdoba, SpainThe attitudes and perceptions of local communities or residents are of special interest when examining and managing the economic, sociocultural and environmental aspects of tourism development in a given area. In this paper, we analyse the perceptions and attitudes of residents in an emerging tourist destination: the island country of Cape Verde (Africa). A survey and multivariate analysis is used for the analysis. More specifically, we focus on the island of São Vicente, an enclave that has remained relatively isolated from foreign tourism until fairly recently, and which is currently experiencing a tourism boom that is altering the way of life of local residents. The results reveal that, in general terms, the local community perceives that tourism brings economic opportunities – especially for a population whose traditional fate was to emigrate – and has other positive impacts such as increased investments in infrastructures and higher quality hospitality and retail establishments.https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/652/1164residentsattitudesperceptiontourismmanagement
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Julia M. Núñez Tabales
Fernando J. Fuentes García
Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
Tourism & Management Studies
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title Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
title_full Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
title_fullStr Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
title_full_unstemmed Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
title_short Local residents’ attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in Cape Verde
title_sort local residents attitudes towards the impact of tourism development in cape verde
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tourism
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url https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/652/1164
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