STAKEHOLDERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES

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dc.contributor.advisorFridgen, Josephen_US
dc.contributor.authorKnollenberg, Whitneyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Tourismen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T15:15:58Z
dc.date.available2011-08-22T15:15:58Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractAs North Carolina's coastal communities face challenges in maintaining the quality of the natural and cultural resources that drive their tourism economy the need for sustainable actions in tourism development is made apparent. Should tourism planners chart a new course in tourism development, one that includes sustainable actions, stakeholders who will affect or will be affected by the change must be consulted. Residents are critical stakeholders in the tourism development process, as they must regularly contend with the impacts of tourism. There are many second homeowners in the communities examined in this study who must also contend with change that tourism creates. Therefore property owners, both permanent residents and second homeowners, were examined to determine if there are groups of property owners who hold different attitudes toward sustainable actions in tourism development. A sociodemographic profile for each group was created to help planners identify the group's members. By understanding the varying attitudes towards sustainable actions in tourism development and being able to identify property owners who hold those attitudes, planners can ensure that all stakeholders are included in the tourism planning process.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.format.extent109 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3667
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectRecreation and tourismen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectCoastal tourismen_US
dc.subjectResident attitudesen_US
dc.subjectStakeholdersen_US
dc.subjectSustainable tourism developmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshSustainable tourism--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshTourism and city planning--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshTourism--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshSustainable development--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental management--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental monitoring--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental policy--North Carolina
dc.titleSTAKEHOLDERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL COMMUNITIESen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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