Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators
This study offers a conceptual framework reflecting relationships among nature-based antecedents of community participation in an ecotourism destination en route to achieving quality of life of the local community. The study also examines the moderating role of political instability and government...
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| author | Ali, Borak Quaddus, Mohammed Rabbanee, Fazlul Shanka, Tekle |
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| description | This study offers a conceptual framework reflecting relationships among
nature-based antecedents of community participation in an ecotourism destination en route to achieving quality of life of the local community. The study also examines the moderating role of political instability and
government policy in ensuring community participation and attaining
quality of life, respectively. Data were collected through a structured
survey from 449 local community members of Sundarbans, Bangladesh,
which were analysed using SmartPLS based structural equation
modelling. Results revealed that community participation depends on
natural attraction and motivation of the people to be involved with
ecotourism activities. Such participation is found to influence quality of
life of the community people. The results show support for significant
moderating effects of political instability and government policy on the
relationship between (i) ecotourism motivation and community
participation, and (ii) community participation and quality of life,
respectively. The findings offer significant theoretical and practical
implications. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-910332023-05-17T05:53:16Z Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators Ali, Borak Quaddus, Mohammed Rabbanee, Fazlul Shanka, Tekle Social Sciences Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Social Sciences - Other Topics ecotourism nature-based solutions community participation natural attraction motivation quality of life ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION RESIDENTS PERCEPTIONS SOCIAL IMPACTS PLS-SEM ECOTOURISM CONSERVATION MOTIVATION HERITAGE ISSUES POLICY This study offers a conceptual framework reflecting relationships among nature-based antecedents of community participation in an ecotourism destination en route to achieving quality of life of the local community. The study also examines the moderating role of political instability and government policy in ensuring community participation and attaining quality of life, respectively. Data were collected through a structured survey from 449 local community members of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, which were analysed using SmartPLS based structural equation modelling. Results revealed that community participation depends on natural attraction and motivation of the people to be involved with ecotourism activities. Such participation is found to influence quality of life of the community people. The results show support for significant moderating effects of political instability and government policy on the relationship between (i) ecotourism motivation and community participation, and (ii) community participation and quality of life, respectively. The findings offer significant theoretical and practical implications. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91033 10.1177/1096348020980094 English SAGE restricted |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Social Sciences - Other Topics ecotourism nature-based solutions community participation natural attraction motivation quality of life ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION RESIDENTS PERCEPTIONS SOCIAL IMPACTS PLS-SEM ECOTOURISM CONSERVATION MOTIVATION HERITAGE ISSUES POLICY Ali, Borak Quaddus, Mohammed Rabbanee, Fazlul Shanka, Tekle Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title | Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title_full | Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title_fullStr | Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title_short | Community Participation and Quality of Life in Nature-based Tourism: Exploring the Antecedents and Moderators |
| title_sort | community participation and quality of life in nature-based tourism: exploring the antecedents and moderators |
| topic | Social Sciences Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Social Sciences - Other Topics ecotourism nature-based solutions community participation natural attraction motivation quality of life ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION RESIDENTS PERCEPTIONS SOCIAL IMPACTS PLS-SEM ECOTOURISM CONSERVATION MOTIVATION HERITAGE ISSUES POLICY |
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