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LOCAL RESIDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN MANGOCHI, MALAWI

MANGOCHI, MALAWI'DE TURİZMİN SOSYO-KÜLTÜREL ETKİLERİNE İLİŞKİN YEREL HALKIN ALGILAMALARI

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1–22
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2022-10-11
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The study findings indicate that local residents perceive specific positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism in their community.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this paper is to examine residents' perceptions of the socio-cultural impacts of tourism in Mangochi, Malawi.
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Key Findings & Data:This paper is based on results of a survey of 196 households together with ten key informant interviews.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine residents' perceptions of the socio-cultural impacts of tourism in Mangochi, Malawi. This paper is based on results of a survey of 196 households together with ten key informant interviews. A concurrent triangulation mixed method was used to ensure well-validated and substantiated findings. The study findings indicate that local residents perceive specific positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism in their community. Some of the positive sociocultural impacts of tourism include the provision of jobs; improved personal incomes; stimulation of the local economy and improved security in the destination area. However, the study also revealed two major negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism: the migration of people to the area in search of jobs; and the influence of Western visitors on local culture and "the way of life" of local people due to the demonstration effect. The paper indicates the degree to which local residents perceive different sociocultural impacts of tourism development in an Africanlocal community setting. Therefore, the paper will assisttourism planners and local government in the planning andimplementation of tourism development strategies for thearea aiming at consolidating local residents' support fortourism.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı Mangochi, Malawi'de turizmin sosyo-kültürel etkilerine ilişkin yerel halkın algılamalarını tespit etmektir. Çalışma 196 hane halkıyla gerçekleştirilen anketin yanı sıra 10 adet anahtar role sahip katılımcıyla yapılmış mülakatlara dayanmaktadır. Karma yöntem yoluyla elde edilen eş zamanlı çeşitleme veri çeşitleme geçerliliği doğrulanmış bulgulara ulaşılmasını sağlamıştır. Bulgular yerel halkın, turizmin toplum üzerinde olumlu ve olumsuz sosyo-kültürel etkilerine dair algılamalarına işaret etmektedir. İş bulma, artan şahsi gelir, yerel ekonominin hareketlenmesi, turistik yerlerde güvenliğin artması gibi bazı olumlu sosyo-kültürel etkiler ön plana çıkmaktadır. Öte yandan çalışma bulguları iki önemli olumsuz etkiyi de ortaya koymuştur; iş arayan insanların yarattığı göç hareketi ve Batılı ziyaretçilerin yerel halkın yaşam biçimleri üzerinde özendirme etkisi. Çalışma Afrika'da yerli bir toplumda turizm gelişiminin yarattığı farklı sosyo-kültürel etkilerin ne ölçüde algılandığını ortaya koymaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, turizm geliştirme stratejilerinin planlanması ve uygulanmasında halkın desteğini almak isteyen turizm yetkililerine ve yerel yönetimlere yol gösterebilecektir.

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CARR, N., BELLO, F. G., LOVELOCK, B., XU, F. (2022). LOCAL RESIDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN MANGOCHI, MALAWI. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 1, 1–22. https://ajindex.com/articles/429483

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