%0 Journal Article
%T Residents¡¯ attitudes toward tourism development: A structural model via Akcakoca sample
%A Erol Duran
%A Emrah £¿zkul
%J International Journal of Human Sciences
%D 2012
%I International Journal of Human Sciences
%X The objective of this study is to showcase a structural model that explores residents¡¯ attitudes towards sustainable tourism development. Factors influencing residents¡¯ attitudes were examined using a model consisting five latent constructs and six path hypotheses. Within this context, findings from 300 resident-respondents from Akcakoca, Turkey were analyzed. Utilizing LISREL 8,54 structural equation analysis package, a confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were performed successively on the collected data. Also content analysis was employed for testing the data from open-ended questions. Results indicated that the residents¡¯ support is likely to be strongly affected by most constructs, especially by the relationship between ¡°tourism benefits¡± and ¡°long term plan¡± factors for sustainability.
%K Tourism development
%K residents¡¯ attitude
%K structural equation model
%K content analysis
%U http://www.insanbilimleri.com/ojs/index.php/uib/article/view/2293