A Study of The Relationship between Community Intimacy and Residents’ Perception of Tourism Impact in Kele Tribal Community.

• Main Authors: Pei-chi Shih, 石珮琪
• Other Authors: Jia-jy Yen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72660572623451226891

碩士 === 世新大學 === 觀光學研究所(含碩專班) === 93 === Abstract In recent years, tourism development has been thought as an instrument to improve the local economy and community residents’ standard of living. Reversely, numerous researches have been pointed out that communities in many rural destinations were negatively affected the social-cultural, economic and environmental dimension by tourism. The social structure of the aboriginal community may be disrupted by tourism impacts through developing . Hence, the main purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between community intimacy and tourism impacts in aboriginal community. The objectives of this study were (1) to understand the residents’ community intimacy ; (2) to identify the perception of the local residents towards the impacts of tourism; (3) to examine the relationship between community intimacy and tourism impacts. On-site questionnaire survey was applied here to investigate the residents in Kele tribal community nearby Taroko National Park. Total of 85 valid questionnaires were received. The study developed a theoretical model to examine the effect of community intimacy on the host community’s perception of the tourism impacts. The model was tested by applying SEM analysis. Social capacity of host community toward the impacts of tourism are to be a very important planning and developing consideration for the future tourism programs. The results can also provide more appropriate strategies for the host community and the local government to minimize the impacts of tourism. The results of this study are summarized as follows: (1) there were significant correlation among community intimacy and the perception of tourism impacts, that residents were more affected to the positive and economic aspects than other aspects. (2) the community intimacy was affected by residents’ sociodemographic characteristics. (3) the perception of tourism impacts were affected by residents’ sociodemographic characteristics.