Place Perception and Support for Sustainable Tourism Development: The Mediating Role of Place Attachment and Moderating Role of Length of Residency

IF 2.1 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Planning & Development Pub Date : 2021-03-27 DOI:10.1080/21568316.2021.1906740

Emily Nga Man Cheng, Siu-Ian So, Lawrence Hoc Nang Fong

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Tourism has been a major economic pillar in numerous cities. A sustainable tourism development is vital while residents’ support is the lynchpin of success. The current study examines if and how support for sustainable tourism development is affected by place perception. Specifically, the mediating role of place attachment and moderating role of length of residency were examined. Drawn from a survey with 568 Macao residents, results show that place perception was a significantly positive contributor to residents’ support because of the higher place attachment. While length of residency strengthened the positive place perception—place attachment link, the place attachment—support link was not contingent on length of residency. The findings enrich the literature by examining the determinants of support for sustainable tourism development, the underlying mechanism, and the alternative role of length of residency. Useful implications for destination governors are discussed.

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地方感知与旅游可持续发展支持:地方依恋的中介作用和居住时间的调节作用

旅游业已经成为许多城市的主要经济支柱。旅游业的可持续发展至关重要，而居民的支持是成功的关键。本研究考察了对可持续旅游发展的支持是否以及如何受到地方感知的影响。具体而言，考察了地方依恋的中介作用和居住时间的调节作用。根据对568名澳门居民的调查，结果显示地方知觉对居民的支持有显著的正向贡献，因为他们有较高的地方依恋。居住时间长短增强了积极的地方感知-地方依恋的联系，而地方依恋-支持的联系不受居住时间长短的影响。研究结果通过考察支持可持续旅游发展的决定因素、潜在机制和居住时间长短的替代作用，丰富了文献。讨论了目标调控器的有用含义。

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Tourism Planning & Development HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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8.30%

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