This study assessed local residents’ attitudesin Serbia toward the impact of agritourismin their surroundings, using a Tourism ImpactAttitude Scale (TIAS). Till now, analysis of theimpact of tourism on the attitudes of residentsin rural areas of Serbia and other Balkan transitionalcountries is insuffi ciently researched. Theanalyzed items of the TIAS were grouped intofour factors: personal and community benefi ts(grouped eight items); negative impacts (sevenitems); concern for the local tourism development(fi ve items); and general opinion abouttourism development (three items). The factorsexplain 47.47% of the variance. Furthermore,the results showed that residents consider thepossibility to have more money to spend as themost important impact of tourism development. Itis followed by the support of local authorities topromote tourism development. The third relevantissue for the residents is related with encouragementof tourism in the local community. Theseare the key propositions to s...tart an initiative forthe local communities to actively participate inagritourism development. The results provideresidents, tourism organizers and local authoritieswith important community perceptions pertainingto the agritourism’s impact.
Keywords:
agritourism / Tourism Impact Attitude Scale (TIAS) / residents’ attitudes / rural area / Serbia
Source:
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2017, 13, 50, 146-163
Publisher:
Cluj-Napoca : Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Public Administration Department
TY - JOUR
AU - Petrović, Marko D.
AU - Blešić, Ivana
AU - Vujko, Aleksandra
AU - Gajić, Tamara
PY - 2017
UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/1080
AB - This study assessed local residents’ attitudesin Serbia toward the impact of agritourismin their surroundings, using a Tourism ImpactAttitude Scale (TIAS). Till now, analysis of theimpact of tourism on the attitudes of residentsin rural areas of Serbia and other Balkan transitionalcountries is insuffi ciently researched. Theanalyzed items of the TIAS were grouped intofour factors: personal and community benefi ts(grouped eight items); negative impacts (sevenitems); concern for the local tourism development(fi ve items); and general opinion abouttourism development (three items). The factorsexplain 47.47% of the variance. Furthermore,the results showed that residents consider thepossibility to have more money to spend as themost important impact of tourism development. Itis followed by the support of local authorities topromote tourism development. The third relevantissue for the residents is related with encouragementof tourism in the local community. Theseare the key propositions to start an initiative forthe local communities to actively participate inagritourism development. The results provideresidents, tourism organizers and local authoritieswith important community perceptions pertainingto the agritourism’s impact.
PB - Cluj-Napoca : Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Public Administration Department
T2 - Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
T1 - The Role of Agritourism’s Impact on the Local Community in a Transitional Society: A Report from Serbia
SP - 146
EP - 163
VL - 13
IS - 50
DO - 10.24193/tras.2017.0009
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1080
ER -
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author = "Petrović, Marko D. and Blešić, Ivana and Vujko, Aleksandra and Gajić, Tamara",
year = "2017",
abstract = "This study assessed local residents’ attitudesin Serbia toward the impact of agritourismin their surroundings, using a Tourism ImpactAttitude Scale (TIAS). Till now, analysis of theimpact of tourism on the attitudes of residentsin rural areas of Serbia and other Balkan transitionalcountries is insuffi ciently researched. Theanalyzed items of the TIAS were grouped intofour factors: personal and community benefi ts(grouped eight items); negative impacts (sevenitems); concern for the local tourism development(fi ve items); and general opinion abouttourism development (three items). The factorsexplain 47.47% of the variance. Furthermore,the results showed that residents consider thepossibility to have more money to spend as themost important impact of tourism development. Itis followed by the support of local authorities topromote tourism development. The third relevantissue for the residents is related with encouragementof tourism in the local community. Theseare the key propositions to start an initiative forthe local communities to actively participate inagritourism development. The results provideresidents, tourism organizers and local authoritieswith important community perceptions pertainingto the agritourism’s impact.",
publisher = "Cluj-Napoca : Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Public Administration Department",
journal = "Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences",
title = "The Role of Agritourism’s Impact on the Local Community in a Transitional Society: A Report from Serbia",
pages = "146-163",
volume = "13",
number = "50",
doi = "10.24193/tras.2017.0009",
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Petrović, M. D., Blešić, I., Vujko, A.,& Gajić, T.. (2017). The Role of Agritourism’s Impact on the Local Community in a Transitional Society: A Report from Serbia. in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences
Cluj-Napoca : Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Public Administration Department., 13(50), 146-163.
https://doi.org/10.24193/tras.2017.0009
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1080
Petrović MD, Blešić I, Vujko A, Gajić T. The Role of Agritourism’s Impact on the Local Community in a Transitional Society: A Report from Serbia. in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences. 2017;13(50):146-163.
doi:10.24193/tras.2017.0009
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1080 .
Petrović, Marko D., Blešić, Ivana, Vujko, Aleksandra, Gajić, Tamara, "The Role of Agritourism’s Impact on the Local Community in a Transitional Society: A Report from Serbia" in Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 13, no. 50 (2017):146-163,
https://doi.org/10.24193/tras.2017.0009 .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_1080 .
