Using Q methodology to analyze stakeholders’ interests in the establishment of ecotourism facilities: the case of Seocheon, Korea

IF 2.4 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Ecotourism Pub Date : 2021-02-09 DOI:10.1080/14724049.2021.1883626

Jae-hyuck Lee

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Ecotourism facilities are designed to provide amenities for eco-tourists and spaces for local residents’ activities, but can also generate conflicts with local stakeholders. Using Q methodology, which involved the conducting of interviews with local stakeholders to obtain a list of pertinent issues and recommendations and the application of these questions to an overall pool of stakeholders, this study highlights the competitive and acrimonious relationship between ecotourism facilities and ecotourism villages in Seocheon, Korea, and demonstrates the negative correlation between local residents’ and tourists’ perspectives in this regard. However, despite this relationship, it was found that all parties hold positive opinions concerning the likely effects of facility-provided educational services on tourists and the local community. This study confirmed that ecotourism facilities should focus more on providing educational service support rather than promoting personal business interests, thereby building trust and laying the foundations for stage-by-stage cooperation.

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利用Q方法分析利益相关者在建立生态旅游设施中的利益:以韩国西川为例

生态旅游设施旨在为生态游客提供便利设施和当地居民的活动空间，但也可能与当地利益相关者产生冲突。本研究采用Q方法，与当地利益相关者进行访谈，以获得相关问题和建议清单，并将这些问题应用于整体利益相关者，强调了韩国西川生态旅游设施和生态旅游村之间的竞争和激烈关系，并展示了当地居民和游客在这方面的观点之间的负相关关系。然而，尽管存在这种关系，研究发现各方都对设施提供的教育服务对游客和当地社区的可能影响持积极的看法。本研究证实，生态旅游设施应更侧重于提供教育服务支持，而不是促进个人商业利益，从而建立信任，为逐步合作奠定基础。

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Journal of Ecotourism Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Ecotourism seeks to advance the field by examining the social, economic, and ecological aspects of ecotourism at a number of scales, and including regions from around the world. Journal of Ecotourism welcomes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research, particularly where it contributes to the dissemination of new ideas and models of ecotourism planning, development, management, and good practice. While the focus of the journal rests on a type of tourism based principally on natural history - along with other associated features of the man-land nexus - it will consider papers which investigate ecotourism as part of a broader nature based tourism, as well as those works which compare or contrast ecotourism/ists with other forms of tourism/ists.