Residents’ perceptions of negative tourism impacts and mitigation strategies: the case of Porto

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM International Journal of Tourism Cities Pub Date : 2024-04-19 DOI:10.1108/ijtc-11-2022-0254
Ivana Stevic, Vítor Rodrigues, Zélia Breda, Medéia Veríssimo, Ana Margarida Ferreira da Silva, Carlos Manuel Martins da Costa
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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to analyse residents’ perceptions of tourism growth in Porto prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to determine the most appropriate strategies to mitigate negative tourism impacts. Studies on resident perceptions of tourism impacts are still scarce, particularly the ones addressing the topic in the context of Portuguese urban tourism areas.

Design/methodology/approach

Data was collected through an online survey, focusing on three categories of impacts: (i) economic, (ii) sociocultural (iii) and spatial-environmental, and the respective mitigation strategies, analysed from the perspective of Porto’s residents. Descriptive and bivariate statistics – T-test and Eta correlation – were used to analyse the collected data.

Findings

Respondents who live in the city centre experience specific tourism impacts more negatively, when compared to those living outside the inner-city area. Furthermore, no strong correlation is found between the said impacts and the respective mitigation strategies. However, creating awareness among tourists about acceptable behaviour in shared spaces is the strategy that stands out, as it has a medium correlation with all three impact categories. Most impact-strategy associations are weak, meaning that the defined strategies are not the most case-appropriate, which is something that policymakers should address.

Originality/value

To the best of the author’s/authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to adopt this approach in tackling the negative impacts of rapid tourism growth in Porto.

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目的 本文旨在分析波尔图居民在 COVID-19 大流行之前对旅游业增长的看法,从而确定减轻旅游业负面影响的最合适策略。关于居民对旅游业影响的看法的研究仍然很少,尤其是针对葡萄牙城市旅游区的研究。设计/方法/途径通过在线调查收集数据,重点关注三类影响:(i) 经济影响,(ii) 社会文化影响,(iii) 空间环境影响,以及从波尔图居民角度分析的相应缓解策略。对收集到的数据进行了描述性统计和双变量统计分析--T 检验和 Eta 相关性检验。此外,在上述影响与相应的缓解策略之间没有发现很强的相关性。然而,让游客了解在共享空间中的可接受行为是一项突出的策略,因为它与所有三个影响类别都有中等程度的相关性。就作者所知,这是第一项采用这种方法来应对波尔图旅游业快速增长所带来的负面影响的研究。
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International Journal of Tourism Cities
International Journal of Tourism Cities HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-
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期刊介绍: A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas, and welcomes original, theoretically-informed articles from those involved in the planning, management or marketing of tourism in city destination or places adjoining urban areas. Urban tourism and travel cover many disciplines and impinge on numerous aspects of daily life within cities. Moreover, they play a key role in domestic and international tourism in most countries, and cities often function as key travel gateways and tourism destinations. The International Journal of Tourism Cities contents include primary research articles, expert discussions on current urban tourism issues, and tourism city case studies. Articles are selected that are relevant to both academics and practitioners. The journal particularly encourages contributions on contemporary topics and issues in urban tourism including smart cities and tourism, environmental impact and sustainable tourism development in cities, citizen and stakeholder involvement in tourism, city destination governance, and the development of policies and standards for city tourism development. The International Journal of Tourism Cities has four distinct purposes: To encourage greater research and scholarship related to tourism in urban settings. To stimulate more interdisciplinary research on tourism in cities, particularly the integration of tourism and urban studies theories and principles. To generate more research studies on tourism at the edge of cities, where urban and rural areas converge. To create more literature on best practices in city tourism worldwide through in-depth analyses and the production of exemplary case studies.
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