Community participation in heritage tourism planning: is it too much to ask?
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Titre | Community participation in heritage tourism planning: is it too much to ask? |
Type de publication | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Auteurs | Dragouni M, Fouseki K, Georgantzis N |
Journal | JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM |
Volume | 26 |
Pagination | 759-781 |
Type of Article | Article |
ISSN | 0966-9582 |
Mots-clés | community participation, Experimental economics, Heritage tourism, voluntary contributions to public goods |
Résumé | Considering the complications of collecting empirical data on community participation, this study proposes a new methodological approach that departs from the current literature. For the first time, an experimental procedure is adopted to conduct a direct comparison between participatory and non-participatory decision-making in the context of heritage tourism planning. Contrary to previous work, this is the first ex-ante assessment of community participation at a destination with no such prior experience. The analysis relies on behavioural data on choices, deliberation and conflict studied in the context of a controlled collaborative environment. The findings suggest that choices and deliberation between participatory and non-participatory groups exhibit no statistically significant differences although participatory groups were more susceptible to conflict. However, interestingly, conflict was constructive as it increased provisions for heritage goods. Furthermore, intra-group heterogeneity did not always affect collective decisions negatively whereas trust and institutional credibility played a major role in influencing both individual and collective preferences. These findings have important implications for research and policy, opening a novel avenue for the systematic study of participation dynamics to inform the instigation of participatory endeavours. |
DOI | 10.1080/09669582.2017.1404606 |