Investigating community support for sustainable tourism development in small heritage sites in Iran: A grounded theory approach

IF 2 1区社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Heritage Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-04 DOI:10.1080/13527258.2023.2220316

Fereshteh Pezeshki, Masood Khodadadi, M. Bagheri

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Community support is a key factor in the successful implementation of sustainable tourism development plans at heritage sites. This study presents a paradigm model to provide insight into the structure and process of community support for sustainable tourism development (SSTD) in small heritage sites. Using a social constructionist frame and grounded theory approach, the data from semi-structured interviews with 22 participants living in the historic city of Shiraz in Iran – selected through theoretical sampling – were analysed. In this study, for the first time, the dimensions of the core phenomenon of ‘community SSTD’ in small heritage sites were identified. They were categorised into five strategies of demand, emotional support, voluntary promotional activities, economic activities and user activities. Data analysis also revealed six factors of cultural/historical awareness, community attachment, individual characteristics, community perceptions, social factors and the sites’ neighbourhood conditions as factors affecting community SSTD in small heritage sites. Given the scarcity of qualitative studies conducted in the area of sustainable tourism development in small heritage sites, the findings of this study can be used as a basis for strengthening community SSTD in Iran and elsewhere.

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调查社区对伊朗小型遗产地可持续旅游发展的支持:基于理论的方法

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International Journal of Heritage Studies Multiple-

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4.10

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Heritage Studies ( IJHS ) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal for scholars and practitioners with a common interest in heritage. The Journal encourages debate over the nature and meaning of heritage as well as its links to memory, identities and place. Articles may include issues emerging from Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, History, Tourism Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Memory Studies, Cultural Geography, Law, Cultural Studies, and Interpretation and Design.