Residents’ perceptions of tourism social exchange relations: a case study in a small heritage town

Vanessa del Mar Muler González; Núria Galí Espelt; Lluís Coromina

doi:10.14198/INTURI.19376

Autores/as

Vanessa del Mar Muler González Universidad de Gerona, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6232-4543
Núria Galí Espelt Universidad de Girona, España https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6008-1357
Lluís Coromina Universidad de Girona, España https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0769-0633

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/INTURI.19376

Palabras clave:

Teoría de intercambio social, recursos, impactos del turismo, capacidad de carga social, costes

Resumen

Los estudios de las percepciones de impactos turísticos por parte de residentes utilizando la teoría de intercambio social se han enfocado en los costes y los beneficios del turismo tomándolos por separado. El propósito de esta investigación es el de estudiar estas percepciones tomando las relaciones de intercambio social las cuales son duales como unidad de análisis. Las relaciones de intercambio social ofrecen un entendimiento más acertado de los intercambios turísticos ya que emparejan los costes con los beneficios. La revisión de la literatura cubre estudios anteriores sobre percepciones de impactos turísticos en los cuales se identifican intercambios, aunque ésta no sea textual. Basado en esta revisión, se realizó una encuesta con los residentes del pueblo patrimonial de Besalú. Cuatro relaciones de intercambio fueron identificadas utilizando análisis factorial. Los resultados muestran que las percepciones sobre los intercambios que involucran los recursos del espacio público, el cual tiende a ser escaso en los pueblos patrimoniales, y el comercio, están vinculados con la voluntad de los residentes de aceptar más turistas. Esto sugiere que estos recursos son críticos ya que afectan las percepciones que los residentes tienen del intercambio turístico. Los resultados también demuestran que los residentes perciben que el turismo contribuye de manera significativa a la conservación del patrimonio.

Financiación

We would like to thank the Municipal Government of Besalú, especially Mari Fauró, for their support in the process of data collection and gathering an understanding of the study area. We would also like to thank the people of Besalú for their kindness and

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