ABSTRACT

The aim of this research is to explore the attitudes of the local community towards sustainable tourism development in the protected area River Gradac and examine the effectiveness of the sustainable tourism attitude scale. Sustainable tourism attitude scale (SUS-TAS) is used for analyzing local residents’ attitudes towards sustainable tourism development. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was implemented to determine the dimensions of the sustainable tourism attitude scale. The findings of this study support a seven-dimension SUS-TAS model using 28 items that maintained construct validity and internal consistency. The survey’s results indicate that Gradac River gorge has a really good community to support sustainable tourism activities in each area considered. Research on residents’ attitudes toward tourism development suggests that the support of local residents to be highly important if a community’s tourism industry is to be successful and sustainable in the long-term. The results of this overall research study provided essential management implications for tourism planning of the Gradac River gorge in Serbia including the need to incorporate residents’ attitudes into tourism planning efforts and decision-making. Through understanding residents’ attitudes toward sustainable tourism, it is possible to prioritize management strategies while respecting the needs and rights of the local community.

摘要

本研究的目的是探讨当地社区对格拉达克河保护区可持续旅游发展的态度，并检验可持续旅游态度量表的有效性。可持续旅游态度量表（SUS-TAS）用于分析当地居民对可持续旅游发展的态度。实施验证性因素分析（CFA）以确定可持续旅游态度量表的维度。本研究的结果支持使用 28 个项目的七维 SUS-TAS 模型，该模型保持结构有效性和内部一致性。调查结果表明，格拉达克河峡谷有一个非常好的社区来支持所考虑的每个地区的可持续旅游活动。对居民对旅游发展态度的研究表明，如果一个社区的旅游业要长期成功和可持续，当地居民的支持是非常重要的。这项全面研究的结果为塞尔维亚格拉达茨河峡谷的旅游规划提供了重要的管理启示，包括将居民的态度纳入旅游规划工作和决策的必要性。通过了解居民对可持续旅游的态度，可以在尊重当地社区的需求和权利的同时优先考虑管理策略。这项全面研究的结果为塞尔维亚格拉达茨河峡谷的旅游规划提供了重要的管理启示，包括将居民的态度纳入旅游规划工作和决策的必要性。通过了解居民对可持续旅游的态度，可以在尊重当地社区的需求和权利的同时优先考虑管理策略。这项全面研究的结果为塞尔维亚格拉达茨河峡谷的旅游规划提供了重要的管理启示，包括将居民的态度纳入旅游规划工作和决策的必要性。通过了解居民对可持续旅游的态度，可以在尊重当地社区的需求和权利的同时优先考虑管理策略。